How Menendez jury decided on each count
Senator's charges included conspiracy
By: Kaistie Cattafi
and Katie Sobko
NorthJersey.com
USA Today Network - New Jersey
..... Senator Bob Mennedez was found guilty on all charges including bribery and extortion that were brought by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.
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Menendez was initially charged in September 2023 alongside his wife Nadine Arslanian Menendez, and three New Jersey businessmen, Wael Hana, Jose Uribe and Fred Daibes. In their initial filing of charges - and in three subsequent superseding indictments - prosecutors alleged that Menendez and Arlanian Menendez engaged in a bribery scheme that involved New Jersey's senior senator acting as an agent for Egypt and Qatar.
..... In all, the jury deliberate on 18counts - the senator faced 16 of them - including conspiracy to abstract justice and obstruction of justice. Uribe pleaded guilty to seven charges and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. he was a star witness during the trial and awaits sentencing. Arslanian Mennedez goes to trail August 5. [2024]
..... Here is how Jury found on each of the counts facing Menendez, Hana and Daibles:
Count One: Conspiracy to commit Bribery
Menendez: Guilty
Hana Guilty
Dabies: Guilty
Count two: Conspiracy to Commit Honest Service Wire fraud
Menendez: Guilty
Hana: Guilty
Daibes: Guilty
Count Three: Conspiracy to Commit Extortion Under Color of Official Right
Menendez: Guilty
Count Four: conspiracy to Commit Obstruction of Justice
Menendez: Guilty
Daibes: Guilty
Count Five: Bribery - actions to Benefit Wael Hana and Egypt
Menendez: Guilty
Count Six: Bribery - Actions to Benefit Wael Hana and Egypt
Hana: Guilty
Count Seven: Honest Services Wire fraud - Action to Benefit Wael Hana and Egypt
Menendez: Guilty
Count Eight: Extortion Under Color of Official Right - Actions to Benefit Wael Hana and Egypt
Menendez: Guilty
Count Nine: Extortion Under Color of Official Right - Actions to Benefit Jose Urbiel and Uribe's Associated
Menendez: Guilty
Count Ten: Extortion Under Color of Official Rights - Actions to Benefit Jose Uribe and Uribe's Associates
Menendez: Guilty
Count Eleven: Bribery - action to Benefit Fred Daibes and Qatar
Menendez: Guilty
Count Twelve: Bribery - Actions to Benefit Fred Daibes and Qatar
Daibes: Guilty
Count Thirteen: Honest Services Wire Fraud - Action to Benefit Fred Daibes and Qatar
Menendez: Guilty
Count Fourteen: Extortion Under Color of Official Right - Action to Benefit Fred Daibes and Qatar
Menendez: Guilty
Count Fifteen: Conspiracy For a Public Official to act as a Foreign Agent
Menendez: Guilty
Hana: Guilty
Count Sixteen: Public Official Acting as a foreign Agent
Menendez: Guilty
Count Seventeen: conspiracy to commit Obstruction of Justice
Menendez: Guilty
Count Eighteen: Obstruction of Justice
Menendez: Guilty