NEW YORK – U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returned to a New York court Monday and pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy charge alleging that he acted as an agent of the Egyptian government while chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Menendez, 69, appeared before Judge Sidney H. Stein in federal court in Manhattan. The judge … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returns to court Monday to enter an expected not guilty plea to a conspiracy charge alleging that he acted as an agent of the Egyptian government even as he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Menendez, 69, was scheduled to appear in the afternoon before Judge Sidney … Read more
What to know The senator, who resigned his post as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after his arrest last month, was excused from the proceedings in Manhattan federal court until Monday due to Senate business. Among the defendants who pleaded Guilty included his wife, Nadine Menendez, and businessman Wael Hana. The new charge … Read more