Judge Denies Sentencing Delay for Bob Menendez, Sets Wife's Trial for February

The former senator will face sentencing on January 29 for corruption charges, while Nadine Menendez's trial is postponed to February 5 after health-related delays.

• Former Senator Bob Menendez will be sentenced on January 29, 2025, after a judge rejected his request to delay the proceeding.
• Menendez's legal team argued that his sentencing could influence the jury in his wife Nadine Menendez's upcoming trial on related charges.
• Nadine Menendez's trial, originally scheduled for January 21, has been moved to February 5 due to health concerns and legal scheduling conflicts.
• Bob Menendez was convicted in July on 16 corruption charges, including accepting bribes and acting as a foreign agent for Egypt, and faces up to 222 years in prison.
• Nadine Menendez has pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption and was previously tried alongside her husband before her case was separated due to a breast cancer diagnosis.

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