Judge refuses to throw out case against New Jersey senator
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) " In a big defeat for Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, the judge at his corruption trial Monday refused to throw out any of the charges against him in light of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling narrowing the definition of bribery.The decision by U.S. District Judge Williams Walls was a major victory for federal prosecutors, who had warned that dismissing the charges would torpedo nearly all other bribery cases and open the door wide to graft.Walls rejected defense [...]
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