Author: newyork-news
A jury discovered Nadine Menendez responsible on all counts in a bribery case during which prosecutors mentioned she was a “critical participant” within the five-year fraud together with her husband, former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, as they accepted money, gold bars and a luxurious automobile from three New Jersey males searching for assist with enterprise dealings or authorized woes. The jury started contemplating the costs in opposition to the 58-year-old on Friday in Manhattan federal courtroom. They returned the responsible verdict late Monday afternoon on all 15 counts she confronted, together with bribery, conspiracy, working as a overseas agent and extra.…
A New York decide has ordered metropolis officers to quickly halt a plan permitting federal immigration brokers to function inside the Rikers Island jail advanced forward of a listening to later this week. In a written order Monday, Choose Mary Rosado barred the town from “taking any steps toward negotiating, signing, or implementing any Memorandum of Understanding with the federal government” earlier than an April 25 listening to in a go well with difficult the plan. That listening to will concentrate on a lawsuit introduced final week by the New York Metropolis Council in opposition to Mayor Eric Adams that…