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Nadine Arslanian Menendez federal trial postponed again
Former Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife’s bribery and corruption trial was postponed again and will begin in March after a physician treating her for breast cancer wrote a letter seeking another postponement to the U.S. District Court in the Southern District Court of New York.
Nadine Arslanian Menendez faces bribery and corruption charges similar to those of which her husband and three New Jersey businessmen were found guilty in July.
The former New Jersey senator, who resigned in August, was convicted after a nine-week trial in which he and the three co-defendants faced indictments in a federal corruption and bribery case brought by prosecutors in the Southern District. It was the second time in six years that Menendez faced bribery charges.
Menendez and Arslanian Menendez allegedly received cash, gold bars and a luxury car in exchange for his using his political influence.
Menendez and his co-defendants — Wael Hana, Fred Daibes and Jose Uribe — were part of a bribery scheme. They are are scheduled for sentencing on Wednesday.
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Arslanian Menendez’s attorney requested the Feb. 5 trial be adjourned until March 18. The prosecution took no position after reviewing the sealed document from her doctor.
“No further adjournments of the trial date will be granted absent a clear showing of medical necessity,” U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein wrote in an order.
Arslanian Menendez, who was to be tried alongside her husband last spring and summer, saw her trial postponed because of a medical condition, later revealed by her husband as breast cancer. She requested the latest delay earlier this month.
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In a letter to Stein, her attorney Barry Coburn asked for a further delay beyond the Feb. 5 start date, arguing that because the former senator and co-defendants Wael Hana and Fred Daibes are to be sentenced on Jan. 29, it will “substantially exacerbate the difficulty of selecting an impartial jury, to the point where doing so likely will not be possible.”
Coburn also submitted a letter at the time relating to Arslanian Menendez’s health. She was diagnosed with breast cancer last spring, and that precipitated the separation of her trial from Menendez, Hana and Daibes’ trial.
In his letter to Stein, Coburn called for her trial to be postponed for another two to three months.
Menendez, Hana and Daibes saw a second request for a new trial denied last week after the office of the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York discovered that it had uploaded evidence to the jury that should have been excluded. This was the second time the prosecution discovered an error with evidence on the jury’s laptop.
Uribe entered an agreement with prosecutors last year and testified at the trial of Menendez, Hana and Daibes last summer.
The highly anticipated federal trial of Nadine Arslanian Menendez has been postponed once again, causing frustration and disappointment among those closely following the case. Menendez, a former high-ranking government official, is facing a litany of charges including corruption, fraud, and conspiracy.
The trial was originally set to begin last year but has been delayed multiple times due to various legal challenges and scheduling conflicts. The latest postponement is reportedly due to the defense team requesting more time to prepare their case.
Many are eagerly awaiting the start of the trial to see justice served and to uncover the truth behind the alleged criminal activities of Menendez. However, with each delay, the wait becomes longer and the anticipation grows stronger.
As the new trial date is yet to be announced, supporters and critics alike are left wondering when they will finally get the answers they seek. Stay tuned for further updates on this developing story.
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