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Title: Sen. Bob Menendez case: Judge throws out several bribery charges, but others remain
Post by: Concerned on January 24, 2018, 09:20:30 pm
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The federal judge who presided over the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez last fall threw out the biggest bribery charges against him on Wednesday, saying there was no evidence presented to a jury last year that $660,000 in campaign contributions from co-defendant Salomon Melgen were given as part of a corrupt bargain.

But U.S. District Judge William H. Walls left intact charges connected to luxury trips to Paris and the Caribbean. After ruling on a motion to dismiss the entire indictment filed after last fall's trial ended in a deadlocked jury, Walls removed himself from further involvement in the case.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2018/01/24/sen-bob-menendez-case-judge-throws-out-several-bribery-charges-but-others-remain/1062949001/ (https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2018/01/24/sen-bob-menendez-case-judge-throws-out-several-bribery-charges-but-others-remain/1062949001/)
Title: Re: Sen. Bob Menendez case: Judge throws out several bribery charges, but others remain
Post by: Frank Cannon on January 24, 2018, 09:22:17 pm
Hard to believe a Liberal Clintoon appointee is running interference for Bob.
Title: Re: Sen. Bob Menendez case: Judge throws out several bribery charges, but others remain
Post by: Cyber Liberty on January 25, 2018, 12:33:16 am
Quote from: Frank Cannon on January 24, 2018, 09:22:17 pm
Hard to believe a Liberal Clintoon appointee is running interference for Bob.

Weird.
Title: Re: Sen. Bob Menendez case: Judge throws out several bribery charges, but others remain
Post by: Gefn on January 25, 2018, 05:30:22 pm
Quote from: Concerned on January 24, 2018, 09:20:30 pm
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2018/01/24/sen-bob-menendez-case-judge-throws-out-several-bribery-charges-but-others-remain/1062949001/ (https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2018/01/24/sen-bob-menendez-case-judge-throws-out-several-bribery-charges-but-others-remain/1062949001/)

Thanks for posting @Concerned, I really appreciate this.