Man pleads guilty to bribing Sen. Bob Menendez, will cooperate with prosecutors
By: Dana DiFilippo - March 1, 2024 1:28 pm
One of the businessmen accused of bribing Sen. Bob Menendez entered a surprise guilty plea on Friday in federal court in Manhattan.
Jose Uribe, an insurance broker, was indicted for giving Menendez’s wife, Nadine, cash in 2019 for a down payment on a Mercedes-Benz convertible and making payments until authorities served search warrants on Menendez’s home in June 2022.
Uribe had pleaded not guilty in October, but Friday, he appeared with his attorneys in court before Judge Sidney H. Stein to change that plea, waive his right to a trial, and plead guilty to seven criminal counts, including conspiracy to commit bribery, wire fraud, obstruction of justice, and tax evasion.
Stein set a sentencing date of June 14. Uribes’ attorney, Daniel J. Fetterman, declined to comment afterward.
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