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☆ Robert Menendez’s Trial Is Set to Begin, With a Sprawling Web of Charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Tracey Tully | Benjamin Weiser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jury selection for Senator Robert Menendez’s corruption trial starts on Monday in a federal courthouse in Manhattan, a 20-mile drive from Mr. Menendez’s home in northern New Jersey, where for decades he has been a well-known Democratic political leader. His efforts to move the trial to his home turf failed. Jurors picked to decide the case will be from Manhattan, the Bronx or one of several New York counties north of the city. Mr. Menendez, 70, will be tried with two New Jersey businessmen, Fred Daibes and Wael Hana. His wife, Nadine Menendez, 57, was also charged in the bribery scheme but will be tried separately, in July.

Persons: Robert Menendez’s, Menendez’s, Menendez, Fred Daibes, Wael Hana, Nadine Menendez Organizations: Democratic, Prosecutors, U.S, Southern, of Locations: Manhattan, New Jersey, Bronx, New York, of New York, Qatari, Jersey

☆ 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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They also argued that having the doctor testify appeared to be an effort by Mr. Menendez to present alleged facts before the jury without subjecting himself to cross-examination by testifying himself. He will be tried with two New Jersey businessmen who also were accused of participating in the bribery conspiracy. The senator’s wife, Nadine Menendez, was charged as well but granted a separate trial, in July, after her lawyers said she had a serious medical condition that would require surgery and an extended period of recovery. The indictment, which runs 66 pages, outlines a variety of schemes. But perhaps nothing has caught the public eye as much as its descriptions of the cash, gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz convertible found during a June 2022 search of the senator’s home in Edgewood Cliffs, N.J.

Persons: Menendez, Judge Stein, Rosenbaum, Nadine Menendez Organizations: Democrat, Foreign Relations, Benz Locations: New Jersey, Egypt, Qatar, Jersey, Edgewood Cliffs, N.J

The most decorated battleship in the history of the United States is done with war. The engines of the vessel, the Battleship New Jersey, are no longer permitted to operate, by order of the U.S. Navy. But on a windy afternoon in March, tugboats pushed and pulled the ship away from land for the first time in more than 20 years. “You’ll get me crying,” Ms. Smith, 87, said, describing the emotions she felt as a mammoth American flag was hoisted aloft during the shifting of colors before the Battleship New Jersey left the dock on March 21. Ms. Smith, a writer who lives in New Jersey, was on hand in 1999, too, when the ship made its way through the Panama Canal, headed toward its new career as a museum and memorial.

Persons: Muriel Smith, “ You’ll, ” Ms, Smith Organizations: Battleship, U.S . Navy Locations: United States, Jersey, Camden , N.J, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Panama

Video transcript Back bars 0:00 / 0:44 - 0:00 transcript Columbia Protesters Occupy Building on Campus People inside barricaded the doors of Hamilton Hall with furniture. “Palestine will live forever.” “Go away, yo.” “Free, free Palestine.” “Free, free, free Palestine.” “Shut it down.” “Palestine will be free.” “Disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest.” People inside barricaded the doors of Hamilton Hall with furniture. Credit Credit... Bing Guan for The New York TimesOutside the neoclassical building, protesters, many wearing helmets, safety glasses, gloves and masks, barricaded the entrance. Image Student protesters marching around the encampment on campus at Columbia University on Tuesday. So far, at least, a core of student protesters has vowed to stay put.

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☆ A Life Overtaken by Conspiracy Theories Explodes in Flames as the Public Looks On
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Michael Wilson | Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The journey that ended with a man setting himself on fire on Friday outside the Manhattan courthouse where Donald J. Trump was being tried seemed to have begun in Florida, with a series of increasingly bizarre outbursts. Standing in the afternoon chill, the man, Max Azzarello, 37, of St. Augustine, Fla., threw pamphlets into the air before dousing himself with an accelerant and setting his body ablaze. The police hurried to extinguish the flames, but officials said his injuries were grave, and he was being treated at a hospital burn unit. The fire just a block or two from the courthouse appeared calculated to draw widespread attention, horrifying bystanders and temporarily overshadowing the momentous trial of a former president. His social media postings and arrest records suggest the immolation stemmed instead from a place of conspiracy theories and paranoia.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Max Azzarello, dousing Locations: Manhattan, Florida, St, Augustine, Fla

☆ Stacks of Cash at Menendez Home Were Not From His Bank, Prosecutors Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Tracey Tully | Benjamin Weiser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When Senator Robert Menendez was charged last year with corruption after investigators found $486,000 in cash stashed around his house in New Jersey, he offered a simple, “old-fashioned” explanation: It had been his custom to withdraw cash from a personal savings account to keep at home, a habit he learned from his Cuban immigrant parents. But federal prosecutors, in papers filed late Friday, presented fresh details that they suggested undercut Mr. Menendez’s claim. Some of the cash was wrapped in bands showing it had been withdrawn, at least $10,000 at a time, from a bank where Mr. Menendez and his wife “had no known depository account.” This, prosecutors said, indicated “that the money had been provided to them by another person.”

Persons: Robert Menendez, Menendez’s, Menendez, “, ” Locations: New Jersey

A group of Democrats walked into a New Jersey state office last week carrying boxes filled with signed election petitions. Their goal was to get onto ballots in the state’s Democratic primary, on June 4, and to be elected as delegates to the Democratic National Convention. “Justice for Palestine, permanent cease-fire now.”One of the four dozen would-be delegates had gathered 220 signatures; another had gotten 157. Each will appear on the Democratic primary ballot and compete against candidates committed to President Biden. “There is no way that we will make a difference here in New Jersey,” Ms. Dorigo, who is originally from Argentina, acknowledged.

Persons: “, Maria Eva Dorigo, Biden, Dorigo, ” Ms, Donald J, ” Organizations: Democratic, Democratic National Convention, Palestine, Democratic Party, Rutgers University, Republicans, Mr, Trump Locations: New Jersey, Montclair , N.J, Chicago, Israel, Gaza ., Michigan , Minnesota , Massachusetts, North Carolina, Gaza, “, Argentina, Palestine

☆ New Jersey’s Ballot Must Be Immediately Redesigned, Federal Judge Rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A federal judge has granted an emergency request to force New Jersey to redesign its election ballot before the June primary, upending a longstanding source of electoral power for the state’s Democratic and Republican parties. The ruling, issued on Friday, is expected to fundamentally reshape politics in New Jersey and will have an immediate effect on June’s primary races. “The integrity of the democratic process for a primary election is at stake,” wrote Zahid N. Quraishi of U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in a 49-page decision. “Plaintiffs have put forth credible evidence not only that their constitutional rights are violated by the present ballot design used in New Jersey, which is used in no other state in the country,” he wrote, adding, “but that defendants would suffer minimal harm in implementing the ballot design requested.”

Persons: upending, ”, Zahid Organizations: state’s Democratic, Republican, District of Locations: New Jersey, U.S, District of New Jersey

☆ Tammy Murphy Drops Out of Race for Menendez’s Senate Seat
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Tracey Tully | More About Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An aide said that Ms. Murphy, the wife of Gov. Philip D. Murphy, had held a meeting with county Democratic Party leaders at 2 p.m. on Sunday before making a final decision and notifying her campaign staff members. Ms. Murphy, 58, entered the race in November and was instantly endorsed by a coalition of influential party leaders, including many whose livelihoods were dependent on the governor, who has nearly two years left in his term. Since then, Mr. Kim has successfully yoked Ms. Murphy’s campaign to what he called the same style of “broken politics” that nurtured and protected Mr. Menendez for decades. The first independent poll of the race showed Ms. Murphy trailing Mr. Kim by 12 percentage points.

Persons: Murphy, Philip D, Kim, Menendez Organizations: Democratic Party, Benz

☆ Menendez Leaves Re-Election Plans Murky, But Dormant Campaign Gives Hints
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Tracey Tully | Nicholas Fandos | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Plagued by legal trouble and abandoned by his allies, Senator Robert Menendez has made clear what he will not do: quit before his term is over in January. He has taken to the Senate floor to profess that he is innocent of what he insists are trumped-up bribery charges pursued by overzealous federal prosecutors. And he has ignored widespread, sometimes mocking calls for his resignation. But when it comes to whether Mr. Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, intends to seek re-election, he has been uncharacteristically coy. “I don’t think announcing it in a courtroom would be the best idea,” he said after being arraigned Monday in Manhattan for the third time on charges that he participated in a yearslong bribery conspiracy.

Persons: Robert Menendez, Menendez, coy, “, ” Organizations: New, New Jersey Democrat Locations: New Jersey, Manhattan

A Manhattan judge refused on Thursday to dismiss bribery and other charges against Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey on the grounds that they violate constitutional protections afforded to members of Congress. The ruling does not address other grounds that Mr. Menendez, a Democrat, has cited in asking that the charges against him, which are still pending before the judge, be dismissed. Mr. Menendez could file an appeal of the ruling, which could end up delaying his trial for months. It currently is scheduled to begin on May 6. Lawyers for Mr. Menendez had asked the judge, Sidney H. Stein of Federal District Court, to throw out the charges, arguing that overzealous prosecutors were criminalizing the normal activity of legislators and flouting the protections given to members of Congress under what is known as the Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause.

Persons: Robert Menendez, Menendez, Sidney H, Stein Organizations: Manhattan, Robert Menendez of New, Democrat, Federal, Court Locations: Robert Menendez of, Robert Menendez of New Jersey

☆ Family drama in the Garden State
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

These sordid details form the backbone of the bribery charges against New Jersey’s senior senator, Robert Menendez, a Democrat. In any other state, that would be enough drama. But in the Garden State, the scandal has uncorked an even more powerful political tempest. The audacious play for a highly coveted seat has prompted critics to pan her candidacy as rank nepotism. She is up against Andy Kim, a popular three-term Democratic congressman from South Jersey, who is perhaps best known nationally for a viral photograph of him cleaning up the Capitol after the Jan. 6 riot.

Persons: Robert Menendez, Tammy Murphy, New, Phil Murphy, Andy Kim Organizations: New, Garden State Locations: Garden, South Jersey

☆ Menendez Is Arraigned for the Third Time in 6 Months
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Tracey Tully | More About Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For the third time in six months, Senator Robert Menendez stood before a judge in Manhattan on Monday to be arraigned on new criminal charges filed as part of an expansive federal bribery investigation. Mr. Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, has previously pleaded not guilty to accepting bribes and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government. On Monday, he pleaded not guilty to obstruction of justice, a charge added last week in an updated indictment against the senator; his wife, Nadine Menendez; and two New Jersey businessmen, Wael Hana and Fred Daibes. The new charges come less than two months before the scheduled start of the trial, May 6. The obstruction of justice charge appears to be related to information provided by Jose Uribe, a former insurance broker charged in September in the bribery conspiracy.

Persons: Robert Menendez, Menendez, Nadine Menendez, Wael Hana, Fred Daibes, Jose Uribe, Uribe Organizations: Benz Locations: Manhattan, New Jersey, Jersey

☆ The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping: A Grisly Theory and a Renewed Debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s mug shot. The wooden electric chair where he was put to death. A sponge like the one that was dampened with salt water and placed on his head to conduct the deadly jolts of electricity. In the decades since, as the keepers of the Lindbergh kidnapping archives can attest, public interest in the case has never subsided — nor has skepticism about Hauptmann’s guilt. But a bizarre and grisly new theory about Lindbergh’s potential involvement in his son’s death, and renewed legal pressure to force DNA testing of evidence, have combined to thrust one of the country’s most enduring murder mysteries squarely back into public consciousness.

Persons: Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s, Charles A, Lindbergh, Hauptmann, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Charles A . Locations: New Jersey, New York, Paris

☆ Tammy Murphy Wins Crucial Support in Her Bid for U.S. Senate
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tammy Murphy, the first lady of New Jersey, gained crucial support in her bid for the U.S. Senate on Monday night, winning the Democratic convention vote in Bergen County by a decisive margin. The vote was 738 for Ms. Murphy, 419 for Mr. Kim. Over the past month, Mr. Kim, 41, won the first five county conventions in New Jersey that permitted delegates to select a nominee, including in Monmouth County, where Ms. Murphy and her husband, Gov. Philip D. Murphy, have lived for 25 years. With the support of Mr. Murphy, who has nearly two years left in his term, Ms. Murphy, 58, racked up early endorsements from a raft of influential Democratic officials even before hitting the campaign trail.

Persons: Tammy Murphy, Murphy’s, Andy Kim, Murphy, Kim, Philip D Organizations: U.S . Senate, Democratic, Jersey Democrat Locations: New Jersey, Bergen County, Jersey, Monmouth County

☆ Menendez Ally Pleads Guilty in Bribery Case and Agrees to Cooperate
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Tracey Tully | Benjamin Weiser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Jose Uribe, a former New Jersey insurance broker charged in what prosecutors have described as a broad bribery scheme involving Senator Robert Menendez, pleaded guilty on Friday in Manhattan. Mr. Uribe had been accused of providing Nadine Menendez, the senator’s wife, with a Mercedes-Benz in exchange for Mr. Menendez’s efforts to intercede in an insurance fraud investigation in New Jersey. As part of his guilty plea, Mr. Uribe also agreed to cooperate fully with prosecutors in their investigation, according to a formal plea agreement signed by Mr. Uribe, his lawyer and prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Uribe is expected to “truthfully and completely disclose all information with respect to the activities of himself and others concerning all matters about which this office inquires of him,” the agreement states.

Persons: Jose Uribe, Robert Menendez, Uribe, Nadine Menendez Organizations: Benz, Southern, of Locations: New Jersey, Manhattan, U.S, of New York

☆ Flaco’s Death Calls Attention to Bird Strikes and How to Prevent Them
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Memorials sprang up in New York City over the weekend in honor of Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl who died on Friday after apparently striking a building on the Upper West Side. His ability to thrive for a year in Manhattan after escaping from the Central Park Zoo last February captivated much of the city, offering an enchanting object lesson about the power of instinct and the beauty of urban wildlife. His death may prove equally instructive. Flaco is among the estimated one billion birds that will die this year in the United States after striking buildings. Building strikes are one of the main causes of death for birds — and one of the easiest threats to solve, according to Christine Sheppard, director of the glass collisions program at the American Bird Conservancy.

Persons: Christine Sheppard Organizations: Central, Zoo, Bird Conservancy Locations: New York City, Manhattan, United States

☆ Tammy Murphy’s Campaign Manager Departs After Rocky Start to Senate Race
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Tracey Tully | More About Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Tammy Murphy, New Jersey’s first lady who is running for U.S. Senate, has lagged behind her main Democratic primary opponent, Representative Andy Kim, in public opinion polls and in the race for momentum among rank-and-file voters. On Thursday, in a sign of a shifting strategy, she said goodbye to her campaign manager, Max Glass. “We are extremely grateful for the value and the passion that Max brought to our team and his efforts to stand up this campaign,” the campaign’s spokeswoman, Alex Altman, said. Ms. Murphy, the wife of New Jersey’s governor, Philip D. Murphy, began her campaign for the seat now held by the state’s embattled senior senator, Robert Menendez, in November. Mr. Menendez, who has been charged with accepting bribes in exchange for political favors, has not ruled out running for re-election.

Persons: Tammy Murphy, New Jersey’s, Andy Kim, Max Glass, Max, Alex Altman, Murphy, New, Philip D, Robert Menendez, Mr, Menendez Organizations: New, U.S . Senate, Democratic

☆ Andy Kim Wins a Vote Rich in Symbolism in Race to Replace Menendez
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Andy Kim, a third-term Democratic congressman, won an early but significant victory on Saturday against New Jersey’s first lady, Tammy Murphy, as they compete in one of the country’s most closely watched Senate primaries. Ms. Murphy, 58, lives in Monmouth County, and Mr. Kim represents a large swath of the affluent, predominantly coastal region. Mr. Menendez has not ruled out running for re-election, but he did not compete for the Monmouth County nomination. Two other candidates, Patricia Campos-Medina, a union leader, and Larry Hamm, a Newark-based social justice activist, won nominal support Saturday. (Mr. Hamm withdrew from contention Saturday, a county leader told delegates, but his name remained on the ballot.)

Persons: Andy Kim, New Jersey’s, Tammy Murphy, Kim, Murphy, Robert Menendez, Menendez, Patricia Campos, Larry Hamm, Hamm Organizations: Democratic, New, Portuguese Club of Long Locations: Monmouth County, Monmouth, Medina, Newark

☆ New Jersey Political Races, Often Raucous, Are Bananas This Year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A former governor who resigned in disgrace is trying to make a political comeback, as a mayor. Two members of Congress and a half-dozen other political luminaries are preparing to campaign for governor. That has forced the senator’s son, a first-term member of Congress, to fight harder to hold onto his seat. Campaign cycles in New Jersey are typically raucous and long. But the number of high-profile political fights taking shape this year, combined with an array of atypical candidates running under extraordinary circumstances, have set an early, take-your-breath-away pace.

Persons: ” Patrick Murray, Monmouth Organizations: U.S . Senate Locations: New Jersey

☆ Nadine Menendez Wants Separate Trials for Herself and Her Husband
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Benjamin Weiser | Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Senator Robert Menendez, the New Jersey Democrat, and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were both charged last fall in a broad federal corruption case, in which they were accused of accepting cash and gold bribes. Now their marriage is at the center of a new dispute in the case, according to legal papers filed late Monday. Ms. Menendez is asking a Manhattan judge to sever her case from that of her husband. In her request, she said that she understood Senator Menendez might wish to testify at his trial, “and that his testimony could include revealing confidential marital communications with Ms. Menendez that Senator Menendez deems essential and material to his defense.”Ms. Menendez wants to maintain the confidentiality of her communications with her husband, her lawyers wrote to the judge, Sidney H. Stein, of Federal District Court.

Persons: Robert Menendez, Nadine Menendez, Ms, Menendez, ” Ms, Sidney H, Stein Organizations: New, New Jersey Democrat, Court Locations: New Jersey, Manhattan, Federal

☆ ‘Would a Call From Tammy Help?’ Pressure Grows in Race to Oust Menendez
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Tracey Tully | More About Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The College Democrats of New Jersey were preparing to make an endorsement in one of the country’s most closely watched U.S. Senate primaries when calls began to come in from someone in touch with the campaign of Tammy Murphy, the presumptive front-runner and the wife of the state’s governor. The caller, a female college student who works as a youth coordinator for the Democratic State Committee, wanted to know what Ms. Murphy’s campaign could do to block the group from endorsing Ms. Murphy’s main rival, Representative Andy Kim. “Would a call from Tammy help?” the woman said she asked, while indicating she was relaying a message from the Murphy campaign. Then, in a series of calls over the next two hours, the pressure from the caller, Keely Magee, escalated to warnings — about funding and future job prospects for leaders of the College Democrats, according to several people involved in the discussions and a recording of one call.

Persons: Tammy Murphy, Murphy’s, Ms, Andy Kim, “, Tammy, Murphy, Keely Magee Organizations: College Democrats, Senate, Democratic State Committee Locations: New Jersey, U.S

After decades on the job, they had plenty of reasons to like working for the New Jersey State Police. Dawn Curran, 53, was proud to be among an elite cadre of troopers selected to protect the state’s governors. Wanda Stojanov, also 53, believed in showing her daughters that women could excel in male-dominated careers. For Rebecca Hotchkin, 56, the job offered meaningful work, competitive pay and health care that helped save her life when she got cancer. The New Jersey State Police employed 174 female officers last year — just 5.6 percent of its 3,117 troopers.

Persons: Dawn Curran, Wanda Stojanov, Rebecca Hotchkin, ” Ms, Hotchkin Organizations: New Jersey State Police, New, The New Jersey State Police, Department

☆ Failed Wind Deal and Abortion Rights Loom Over Tight Races in New Jersey
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Tracey Tully | More About Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 2021, with Mr. Murphy at the top of the ticket, Republicans gained seven seats in the Legislature, which Democrats control, when voters, angry about the state’s Covid-19 mandates, turned out in droves. Stephen M. Sweeney, a Democrat who was State Senate president at the time, lost to Edward Durr Jr., a conservative, first-time candidate. Republicans hope to tally further gains when voters go to the polls on Tuesday, as Democrats try to recover lost ground. All 120 legislative seats are on the ballot. Democrats hold a 46-34 majority in the Assembly and a 25-15 advantage in the Senate.

Persons: Murphy, Stephen M, Sweeney, Edward Durr Jr, “ We’re, ” Alexandra Wilkes Organizations: Democrat, Republicans, New, New Jersey Republican Party Locations: New Jersey, South Jersey, Jersey Shore, District, Princeton, Bergen County’s

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