CBS News reports:
A key witness in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez is testifying Friday about what he says was an attempt to bribe the New Jersey Democrat by buying his wife, Nadine Menendez, a new Mercedes-Benz convertible.
Jose Uribe, a New Jersey insurance broker who was indicted with Menendez, pleaded guilty in March and confessed to buying a $60,000 luxury car to influence the senator. He is cooperating with prosecutors.
Nadine Menendez had her new car by early April 2019, after meeting Uribe in a restaurant parking lot where he gave her $15,000 in cash for a down payment, according to the indictments. Congratulations mon amour de la vie we are the proud owners of a 2019 Mercedes,” she allegedly texted the senator.
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via @NYTimes
Businessman Tells Jury He Bribed Senator Menendez With a Mercedes-Benz
Jose Uribe said he had provided the car to Senator Robert Menendez’s girlfriend in exchange for gaining his “power and influence.” https://t.co/ud29gTKONJ
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The New Jersey AG’s office is probing the fatal car crash involving the wife of Sen. Menendez to determine if any influence occurred during the investigation. The incident happened in 2018 while Nadine Menendez was driving at night. @AaronKatersky reports. https://t.co/8IwauaZTNv pic.twitter.com/uFhrKur91q
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