What 2025 means for Menendez cases

Sentencing, appeals unfold in January

By: Katie Sobko
and Kristie Catafi
NorthJersey.com
USA Today Network - New Jersey

..... In 2024, Bob Menendez went from a high-ranking Democrat in the U.S. Senate to a convicted felon. He, alongside two of his co-defendants, was found guilty of participating in a bribery scheme, after a trail in a federal courtroom in New York over the summer. [2024]
..... But the nine-week trial was not the end of the saga. new developments in the case continue to unfold. Menendez's wife and co-defendant, Nadine Arilanian Menendez, still to have her day in court, and the sentencing phase of the proceedings is scheduled for next month. [01/2025]
..... Menendez and his other co-defendants - three New Jersey businessmen, Wael Hana, Fred Daibes and Jose Uribe - were part of a bribery scheme.
..... Menendez, Hana and Daibes have filed for new trials after a series of errors in uploading evidence by the prosecution.
..... Here's a look at where the case stands and what 2025 will likely bring for each of the defendants:

What's next for former Senator Bob Menendez?

..... After being convicted in July [2024] and announcing his intent to appeal, Menendez dropped his independent bid to retain his Senate seat and resigned.
..... Since then, his attorneys asked for p and were denied - a new trial after it was revealed that the jury may have viewed evidence that was supposed to be redacted. Prosecutors announced in late December [2024] that even more evidence, this time text message, could have been seen by the jury.
..... He is scheduled to be sentenced on January 29, [2025] and a lengthy appeal process is expected to follow.

What next for Nadine Arsianian Menendez?

..... Nadine Arslanian Menendez is set to stand trial beginning January 21 [2025] on bribery and corruption charges. Her trial was initially postponed in the spring because of a breast cancer diagnosis. Last month, [11/2024] her attorney requested a further postponement. The attorney has a different client facing charges related to the January 6 [2021] insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, but the judge denied the date change.
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