Top Justice Department Officials Meet Lawyers in Adams Case
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Top Justice Department Officials Meet Lawyers in Adams Case

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Justice Department lawyers in Washington were meeting on Friday with Manhattan federal prosecutors and defense lawyers representing Mayor Eric Adams of New York City to discuss dropping the corruption case against him, people with knowledge of the matter said. Details of the meeting,…

Menendez Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison as Ex-Senator Awaits Fate
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Menendez Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison as Ex-Senator Awaits Fate

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Two of former Senator Robert Menendez’s co-defendants were sentenced on Wednesday to lengthy prison terms, after being convicted last year of participating in a brazen scheme of bribery and corruption. Fred Daibes, a New Jersey businessman, was sentenced to seven years in prison…

Eric Adams, With Pardon Talk Swirling, Meets With Trump Near Mar-a-Lago
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Eric Adams, With Pardon Talk Swirling, Meets With Trump Near Mar-a-Lago

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mayor Eric Adams of New York City met with President-elect Donald J. Trump near his Mar-a-Lago compound on Friday afternoon in an unusual display of political, and perhaps personal, outreach. The men had lunch in the main dining room at the Trump International…

Awaiting Sentencing, Menendez Pleads for Leniency and Blames His Wife
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Awaiting Sentencing, Menendez Pleads for Leniency and Blames His Wife

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines With less than a month to go before Robert Menendez, New Jersey’s disgraced former U.S. senator, is scheduled to be sentenced for corruption, his lawyers submitted an emotion-laden appeal for leniency based on what they depicted as Mr. Menendez’s hardscrabble upbringing, life of…