Senator Bob Menendez’s corruption trial will proceed as scheduled in May, as a federal judge declined to delay it by two months.
Menendez, accused of accepting bribes, had requested the delay due to the complexity of the case, but the judge rejected the argument, citing prior expectations and the volume of discovery material.
The indictment alleges that Menendez and his wife had a corrupt relationship with New Jersey businessmen, involving bribes in the form of cash, gold, mortgage payments, a luxury vehicle, and other benefits. (Trending: Transgender Actor ‘Purposefully Misgendered’ By Airline Employee)
Judge Sidney Stein said, “The fact that discovery has been voluminous is consistent with the parties’ stated expectations on October 2 and does not justify a two month adjournment of the schedule.”
“In fact, the volume of discovery material is less than defendants were concerned it was when they sought the [two month delay] on December 20,” they continued.
Menendez is also accused of ghostwriting a letter to support military aid to Egypt and involvement in a business used for bribery payments.
“Those bribes included cash, gold, payments toward a home mortgage, compensation for a low-or-no-show job, a luxury vehicle, and other things of value,” according to the indictment.
All defendants have pleaded not guilty.
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