Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez however places his spouse’s trial off till February

U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan rejected Menendez’s request to delay his sentencing for his conviction on bribery and different fees till his spouse finishes her trial on comparable fees, probably someday in March.

The Democrat’s legal professionals final week requested a brand new sentencing date on the grounds that the jury chosen to listen to the case in opposition to his spouse, Nadine Menendez, can be tainted if jurors heard in regards to the final result of the previous senator’s sentencing through the trial.

Menendez, 70, was convicted in July of 16 corruption fees introduced by prosecutors who asserted that he used his energy within the Senate over a five-year stretch by way of 2022 to do favors that benefitted three New Jersey businessmen who paid him with gold bars, tons of of 1000’s of {dollars} in money and a Mercedes-Benz convertible.

Two of the businessmen have been convicted together with Menendez whereas a 3rd pleaded responsible, cooperated with the federal government, and testified in opposition to him.

Nadine Menendez has pleaded not responsible to fees. Originally set to face trial together with her husband, her trial was delay after a breast most cancers analysis led to surgical procedure. Stein moved her Jan. 21 trial on Monday to Feb. 5. Her husband, as scheduled, will likely be sentenced on Jan. 29.

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