Judge Sidney Stein swatted the new trial request down, Ry Rivard reports. He noted the material, which he had blocked from consideration over the “Speech and Debate Clause,” was minimal.

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected claims by former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez that his conviction should be thrown out because the jury was given a laptop containing material that was supposed to be excluded from the trial.

Federal prosecutors want former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to spend the next 15 years of his life in prison. Is that the right sentence?

Bob Menendez should be imprisoned for 15 years for a “grave ... Menendez was convicted in July of 16 corruption charges brought after an FBI raid on his home in 2022 turned up $150,000 in gold bars and $480,000 in cash, much of which prosecutors ...

Bob Menendez. Back in July, Menendez was convicted on 16 corruption charges. Evidence in the case included gold bars and $480,000 in cash found in his residence in a 2022 FBI raid. Prosecutors alleged it was the result of bribes paid by three New Jersey ...

Former Democratic New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez faces a possible 15-year prison sentence after prosecutors called for severe penalties following his conviction on bribery and foreign agent charges. Menendez, the first U.S. senator convicted of abusing a committee leadership role and acting as a foreign agent, is set to be sentenced on January 29.

Prosecutors seek 15 years for ex-NJ Senator Bob Menendez, convicted of abusing his Senate role and serving as a foreign agent.

Bob Menendez should be imprisoned for 15 years ... was convicted in July of 16 corruption charges brought after an FBI raid on his residence in 2022 turned up $150,000 in gold bars and $480,000 ...

Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has been convicted on 16 counts of corruption, including charges of abusing his position as a Senate committee leader and serving as a foreign agent. The conviction stems from activities between 2018 and 2022 when Menendez was the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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A federal judge has rejected a bid by former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to get his conviction on bribery charges thrown out.

A federal judge ruled former US Senator Bob Menendez doesn’t deserve a new trial on corruption charges even though prosecutors gave jurors a laptop that contained evidence they weren’t supposed to see.