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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón told NBC News on Wednesday he hopes to make a decision within 10 days about whether to recommend resentencing for the Menendez brothers — and that, if he does, it’s possible they could be out of prison by the end of the year. Erik and Lyle Menendez are serving life sentences without parole for the 1989 shotgun slayings of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez, at their Beverly Hills home. Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez. Ted Soqui / Sygma via Getty Images fileThe brothers were first tried together in 1993, but the jury deadlocked. Although Gascón said he is still contemplating whether to recommend resentencing, his public comments increasingly suggest he is open to it.

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☆ The latest updates on Lyle and Erik Menendezs' murder case that the Netflix shows about them miss out
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Netflix has released a true crime drama and a documentary about the Menendez brothers' high-profile '90s trial. AdvertisementNetflix has released both a true crime drama and a documentary about brothers Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez, who killed their parents in 1989. Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez's attorneys believe new evidence could prove their father abused themErik Menendez, and Cooper Koch in "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story." The creators of "Monsters" and "The Menendez Brothers" didn't want to get involved in the caseRyan Murphy onstage at a "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" event in New York. AdvertisementHe added that the series was "the best thing that has happened to the Menendez brothers in 30 years" because it rekindled public interest in their case.

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☆ Dominick Dunne, the crime journalist central to Netflix's drama "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," had a life worthy of a biopic. Here's what to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Former Vanity Fair reporter Dominick Dunne is central to "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story." Dunne's theories about the Menendez brothers' motives are featured in the series. Dominique Dunne was Dunne's youngest child, and her death turned him into a crime reporterValerie Harper and Dominique Dunne in 1981. He covered several more high-profile cases on top of the Mendedez brothers' trial in 1993. "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" is available to stream on Netflix.

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☆ 'Monsters' co-creator Ryan Murphy calls backlash from the Menendezes 'predictable at best.' It's not the first time he's upset families at the center of his true crime shows.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez killed their parents in 1989, but they have the support of family members. The first season of "Monster" was about Jeffrey Dahmer, and angered his victims' families. AdvertisementOnce again, Netflix's "Monsters" has angered the families at the center of the true crime show, but co-creator Ryan Murphy is standing firm. Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez admitted to killing their parents during their first trial in 1993, arguing they acted in self-defense after years of abuse. Still, "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" was nominated for 13 Emmys, and Netflix has already renewed the anthology for a third season.

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☆ Ryan Murphy has defended his latest Netflix true crime drama 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez story.' Here's a timeline of the controversy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

September 23, 2024: Ryan Murphy defends "Monsters." Ryan Murphy at the "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" premiere. Steve Granitz/Film Magic/Getty ImagesCommenting on Erik Menendez's statement, Murphy told Entertainment Tonight on September 23: "I think it's interesting that he's issued a statement without having seen the show. It's really, really hard — if it's your life — to see your life up on screen. Referring to a 1950s Japanese crime thriller that tells the story of a murder from different perspectives, Murphy added: "It's a 'Rashomon' kind of approach, where there were four people involved in that.

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☆ Not a 'caretaker': Meet Bob Menendez's extremely temporary replacement
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

I'm a senator," Helmy told me. "Whether you're here for a day, or three months, four months, or 40 years, you're a United States Senator." "I see myself as sort of continuing my prior roles as a staffer," Helmy told me. Sitting in Menendez's former office, Helmy also lamented the way the long-serving New Jersey senator's career came to an end. "Bob's office was the office you always competed with," Helmy noted, referencing his own time with Booker and former Sen. Frank Lautenberg.

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☆ Erik Menendez, a focus of Netflix's 'Monsters' season two, got married in prison. What to know about this wife.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

In 1996, Lyle and Erik Menéndez were convicted for the 1989 murder of their parents. The case is the focus of Netflix's "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story." Here's what to know about Erik Menendez's wife, Tammi Menendez. Advertisement"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" examines the lives of two brothers who in 1996 were convicted of murdering their parents. Lyle and Erik Menéndez are serving prison sentences for shooting their parents, Jose and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez.

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☆ 'Monsters' season two tells the story of the Menendez brothers, who murdered their parents. Here's where Lyle and Erik are now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewRyan Murphy's Emmy-winning Netflix series "Monster" is back, and this time it's about the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez. Lyle and Erik Menendez are serving life sentences in the same prisonLyle and Erik Menendez during their trial in 1994. Lyle and Erik Menendez are both marriedErik Menendez's wife, Tammi Menendez, in 1999. Related storiesThat included a letter Erik Menendez wrote and addressed to his cousin Andy Cano, who died in 2003. "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" is available to stream on Netflix.

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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks to the media as he exits Manhattan federal court on July 16, 2024 in New York City. WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., has told allies that he will resign from Congress after being convicted on federal corruption charges, two people directly familiar with those conversations tell NBC News. Among those who urged him to resign were Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; and Menendez's friend and fellow New Jersey Democratic senator, Cory Booker. He had two stints as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, a post he relinquished last year after his indictment. Menendez "provided sensitive U.S. Government information and took other steps that secretly aided the Government of Egypt," the indictment alleged.

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☆ Menendez attorneys grill star witness in bribery trial about alleged payoffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), arrives at Federal Court, for his bribery trial in connection with an alleged corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, in New York City, U.S., June 11, 2024. Defense attorneys on Tuesday scrutinized the credibility of the star witness in the federal corruption trial of Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., after he testified that he bribed the embattled lawmaker and his wife. The witness, Jose Uribe, was one of three New Jersey businessmen who were originally charged in the case along with Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez. "That was my promise to her so she could get the car and comply with the deal," Uribe testified Monday. On cross-examination Tuesday, an attorney for Menendez co-defendant Wael Hana sought to undermine Uribe's testimony, NBC News reported.

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☆ Bob Menendez's congressman son survives fight of his political life amid father's 'gold bars' corruption scandal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Rob Menendez — the son of Sen. Bob Menendez — just survived a tough primary challenge. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . It's a significant victory for the younger Menendez, who had found himself in the fight of his life amid his father's lurid corruption scandal. Sen. Menendez has been accused of accepting bribes in the form of wads of cash and gold bars in exchange for, among other things, acting as a foreign agent. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Wife of Sen. Robert Menendez has breast cancer, he reveals during corruption trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

US Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, and his wife Nadine Arslanian, arrive at the US District Court, Southern District of New York, in New York City on September 27, 2023. Nadine Menendez, the wife and co-defendant of Sen. Robert Menendez, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, the Democratic lawmaker revealed Thursday during his trial on federal corruption charges. Nadine Menendez "had financial concerns that she kept from Bob," he said. The attorney advised the jurors that every time they hear evidence about Nadine Menendez, they should ask themselves, "What did Bob know?" "Every action Senator Menendez took was to help his constituents," he said.

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☆ Jury selection begins in bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez in New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Jonathan Dienst | Dareh Gregorian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Jury selection begins Monday in the federal criminal trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who is charged with accepting "hundreds of thousands of dollars" in bribes — including some in gold bars — in return for official acts. It also alleges the couple received "gold bars, payments toward a home mortgage, compensation for a low-or-no-show job, a luxury vehicle and other items of value," such as jewelry and exercise equipment. The other two, Fred Daibes and Wael Hana, have pleaded not guilty and will stand trial alongside Menendez. The indictment noted a search of Menendez's home in 2022 turned up "two one-kilogram gold bars and nine one-ounce gold bars that had serial numbers indicating they had previously been possessed" by Daibes. The federal criminal trial is the second Menendez has faced since he was elected to the Senate in 2006.

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☆ Bob Menendez: Here’s what prosecutors say bought off a US senator
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Here’s what prosecutors say the senator and his wife got:Gold barsProsecutors say Hana and Daibes gave Menendez and his wife gold bars, which were seized by the FBI from the Menendez residence. After returning from a trip to Egypt and getting a ride home from the airport from Daibes’ driver, prosecutors say Menendez searched online for the price of a gold bar. Nadine Menendez needed a new car, apparently after hitting and killing a jaywalker in Bogota, New Jersey, in December 2018. There is a long list of actions prosecutors say Menendez undertook in exchange for all of these alleged bribes. The envelopes of cash prosecutors say bore Daibes’ fingerprints may be more difficult to explain.

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☆ Who Are Key Players in the Menendez Case?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Tracey Tully | Benjamin Weiser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Who Are Key Players in the Menendez Case? Mr. Menendez goes to trial on May 13 with two of the businessmen, Fred Daibes and Wael Hana. Fred Daibes New Jersey Real Estate Developer Mr. Daibes is accused of giving Mr. Menendez furniture, gold and cash. Nadine Menendez Mr. Menendez’s Wife Ms. Menendez served as a go-between for Mr. Menendez, Egyptian intelligence officials and men who were seeking political favors from the senator, according to the indictment. Defense LawyersAdam Fee Lawyer for Robert Menendez He previously spent five years as a prosecutor in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District — the same office prosecuting Mr. Menendez.

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☆ Inside Rep. Rob Menendez's fight to be more than a 'nepo baby'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

"I don't have the capacity to think through, well, what if, what if, what if," Menendez told me. Mayor Bhalla told me that he began contemplating his primary challenge shortly after the elder Menendez was first indicted in September. AdvertisementSitting in his recently opened campaign office, the mayor told me that the most important facet of his candidacy was his fight against New Jersey's party boss-driven political culture. "Everything here is a headline or a deadline driving the process," Councilman Paul Presinzano said of Mayor Bhalla. Menendez looks on as Bhalla's opening remarks at a Jersey City candidate forum are filmed by a cameraman.

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☆ This state is one of the last strongholds for machine politics. That's about to change.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

At the end of March, a federal judge sided with Kim, blocking Democrats from using the so-called "county line" system in the state's upcoming June primaries. That's set to bring a stark change to the way ballots look — and potentially, a total overhaul in the state's political culture. AdvertisementHere's what to know about the "county line" and why it may be going away for good. A 2020 Democratic primary ballot in Mercer County, New Jersey. "I think you'll see a more candidate-centric politics," said Jersey City Councilman James Solomon, a longtime opponent of the county-line system.

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☆ Sen. Bob Menendez's trial to proceed without his wife due to her health issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Jonathan Dienst | Dareh Gregorian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

US Senator Bob Menendez (center right), Democrat of New Jersey, leaves with his wife Nadine Menendez the Manhattan Federal Court, in New York City following his arraignment on March 11, 2024. Sen. Bob Menendez's criminal trial will continue as scheduled on May 6 — but without the New Jersey Democrat's wife and co-defendant Nadine Menendez. Nadine Menendez had requested the postponement earlier this week, and prosecutors said they were fine delaying the trial until the summer. Lawyers for Nadine Menendez argued in a separate motion that a joint trial would "undoubtedly prejudice Ms. Menendez's right to defend herself." In addition to health concerns, Stein said Nadine Menendez needs new attorneys because her current lawyers could end up being called as witnesses related to an obstruction count against her.

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Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., attends a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol to call for the reversal of the Biden administrations Title 42 expansion and proposed asylum transit ban on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., is considering running for re-election in November as an independent, two sources who spoke with him directly tell NBC News. He is now making calls to allies about his record and career and is preparing to collect petitions to run in November as an independent, the sources said. But running as an independent would give him more time; in that case, he would need only 800 signatures by June 4 to qualify for the ballot. Several New Jersey Democrats have already filed to run for Menendez's seat, including Rep. Andy Kim and the state's first lady, Tammy Murphy.

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☆ Sen. Bob Menendez faces new obstruction of justice charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., is seen after the senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. New obstruction of justice crimes were added Tuesday to charges against Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife that allege they accepted gold bars, cash and a luxury car in return for favors the senator carried out to assist three businessmen. New charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice were added against Menendez and his wife, Nadine. Attorneys for Bob and Nadine Menendez and the other defendants in the case didn't immediately respond to emails requesting comment. Prosecutors allege that Menendez also caused his lawyer to say in the September meeting that Menendez in 2022 had learned that the payments were loans.

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☆ Co-defendant in Sen. Bob Menendez corruption case pleads guilty
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Jose Uribe leaves the Federal Court, after a hearing on bribery charges, in New York City, U.S. September 27, 2023. A co-defendant in the criminal corruption case against Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded guilty in New York federal court on Friday and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution of the New Jersey Democrat. Menendez's co-defendant Joe Uribe pleaded guilty to seven counts, including conspiracy to commit bribery, honest services fraud, and obstruction of justice. The other defendants in the case — Menendez, the senator's wife Nadine, and two other New Jersey businessmen — are scheduled to stand trial beginning May 6 in Manhattan federal court. The Clifton, New Jersey, resident and other two businessmen men were accused of having a "corrupt relationship" with Menendez and Nadine Menendez.

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) —A former TV news reporter known for his aggressive on-camera demeanor is getting into New Jersey's U.S. Senate race as a Republican candidate for the seat currently held by Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who's facing federal corruption charges. Zdan joins a GOP field that is quickly filling with candidates, including Mendham Borough Mayor Christine Serrano Glassner and southern New Jersey businessman Curtis Bashaw on the GOP side. New Jersey has not elected a Republican to the U.S. Senate since 1972, but Republicans are hoping the turmoil surrounding Menendez gives them a pickup opportunity in the narrowly divided chamber. He's vowed to fight the charges, though many of his fellow Democrats have abandoned him and some have said he should resign. Zdan left TV journalism after being laid off during cutbacks at News 12 late last year.

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☆ Embattled New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez raised less than $16,000 after getting indicted and found with gold bars in his home
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

In September, Sen. Bob Menendez received a federal indictment alleging he'd accepted foreign bribes. Since then, his campaign reported raising less than $16,000 and refunding at least $16,200. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSen. Bob Menendez's reelection campaign is in trouble after he failed to raise even $16,000 after he was indicted and alleged to have accepted bribes from foreign countries. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ John Fetterman paid George Santos $343 for a Cameo to troll Bob Menendez
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Taylor Berman | Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

John Fetterman bought a video from Santos to troll Bob Menendez, who's under investigation for bribery. Now he's made history again as the first former congressperson to be used by Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania to troll Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey via Cameo. "I thought my ethically-challenged colleague @BobMenendezNJ could use some encouragement given his substantial legal problems," Fetterman wrote on X. AdvertisementA Fetterman spokesman told Business Insider that Santos posted the Cameo just 16 minutes after it was requested. Correction: December 5, 2023 — An earlier version of this story included a misspelling of Sen. Bob Menendez's name.

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☆ A top Democrat's indictment could be a game-changer for 2 troublesome allies seeking US fighter jets
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Paul Iddon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Menendez's removal could be a game-changer for two countries who have long sought US fighter jets. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . His removal could be a game-changer for Egypt and Turkey — two important but vexing US allies — when it comes to buying modern US-made fighter jets to upgrade their air forces. Turkey's F-16 prospectsA Turkish F-16 during a NATO Air Policing mission out of Poland in August 2021. It has ordered 54 French-made Rafale multirole jets in a bid to, at least partially, diversify its overwhelmingly American-made fighter arsenal.

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