In New
Indictment Sen
Menendez Pled
Not Guilty Now
Hana Gets
Curfew
Extended to
9pm
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Nov 13 – Amid reports of
investigation against Sen.
Robert Menendez for taking
gold bars from former
Mariner's Bank executive Fred
Daibes , Inner City Press'
sources on September 21 it to
expect on Friday, September 22
an appearance in Federal court
in Manhattan by Menendez and
presumably his wife Nadine
Arslanian. This
scoop
was true.
On September 26,
with more and more Democratic
Senators calling on Menendez
to resign, his Egypt
connection Wael Hana was
arraigned. He was arrested at
JFK Airport, flying in. Inner
City Press live tweeted, thread.
On September 27,
Menendez himself was arraigned
and pleaded not guilty. He was
released on $100,000 bond with
restrictions on communications
with (some) Senate staffers.
His wife Nadine, the bond was
$250,000.
More
on Substack here.
On October 17,
Wael Hana wrote in to ask that
his GPS be removed as painful,
emphasizing his wife's
interview with the U.S.
Consulate in Cairo and his
voluntary return.
On October 18,
Hana's bid to have GPS removed
was denied. Inner City Press
was there, thread
On October 23, in
a (very) short proceeding,
Menendez pleaded not guilty.
Inner City Press live tweeted,
thread here
Judge Sidney
Stein: How do you plead, sir?
Menenez: No
guilty. Judge Stein: That's
the sole purpose of this
conference. Mr. Menendez, I
excused you from the last
conference. I've set a trial
date. If for any reason you
decided you want new counsel,
let me know
Judge: If you
can't afford counsel, you
could have one appointed.
Adjourned.
On November 13,
Judge Stein extended Hana's
curfew to 9 pm, Inner City
Press live
tweeted
OK - now in US v.
Sen Bob "Gold Bar" Menendez
case, bail conditions hearing
on co-defendant Wael Hana, to
stay out beyond 8 pm. Hana's
lawyer Lustberg: Mr. Hana has
come back from Egypt. Now if
he wants to go out to dinner,
we don't want to have to
bother the Court.
Judge: I'll hear
the US on why officers are
less responsive after 8 pm.
AUSA: Mr Hana is seeking to
water down conditions
AUSA: We
have no problem letting him
stay out sometimes after 8 pm.
We have a concern if as a
regular matter he stays out
late, we'd have no idea if
it's social or as part of a
plan to free. He has
connections with foreign
intelligence
AUSA: Most
flights to Egypt are
overnight. So he could be on a
plane. Being out after 8 pm
should not be after 8
pm. Judge: The cases of
cutting off the GPS and
fleeing are few and far
between. Mr. Lustberg?
Lustberg: Here in NJ,
Pre-Trial leaps in to action
Judge: I'll
move to curfew to 9pm to 8 am
daily, with limited extensions
to be set by Pre-Trial. For
dinner, I think he could bring
it in or cook it. The
extensions are for business
meetings or whatever. Not
until 1 am - nothing good
happens late at nightLustberg:
Do we sent you a proposed
order?
Judge: No, I'll
do it myself. We are
adjourned.
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here
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The case is US v.
Menendez, et al., 23-cr-490
(Stein)
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