Posted on 06/20/2025 7:36:14 PM PDT by Libloather
Nadine Arslanian Menendez is requesting a new trial due to the “blatant violation of her Sixth Amendment right to counsel of her choice,” according to documents filed by her attorneys in federal court.
Menendez, the wife and co-defendant of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, was found guilty in April on 15 counts of bribery and fraud charges.
Arslanian Menendez's attorneys are arguing that because of one of the superseding indictments during the ongoing case, prosecutors created a potential conflict between her and her attorney at the time, David Schertler.
According to the filing, prosecutors said during hearings that they intended to call Schertler as a witness, and since no arrangement could be settled on, “Schertler, an extremely well-regarded and experienced lawyer whose team been working on the matter for nearly two years, was forced to withdraw from the case due to the conflict.”
Schertler was not called to testify during the trial and was not mentioned.
“If Mrs. Menendez had known that there was no longer any conflict, Mrs. Menendez would have elected to bring Mr. Schertler and his firm back into the case at any point, up until the last day of trial,” the filing states. “Whether the government’s conduct was careless or intentional, the result is the same: Mrs. Menendez’s fundamental constitutional rights were violated. This was a fundamental structural error that requires a new trial.”
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May 18 - Nadine Arslanian Menendez’s sentencing on federal bribery charges delayed until Sept. 11
Tsk, tsk.
Bob Menendez’ sin wasn’t corruption; it was his sloppiness and getting caught.
He and wifey should have followed the casual, legal and open corruption example of Nanzi Pelosi, who, with her husband, are worth almost half a billion $.
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