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Jimmy Williams In the ongoing corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, a key witness testified on Friday that he bribed the New Jersey Democrat and gave his wife, Nadine Menendez, a new Mercedes-Benz convertible to gain “power and influence.” Jose Uribe, a New Jersey insurance broker indicted alongside Menendez, pleaded …

William Melhado, The Texas Tribune A third person with ties to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s bribery case has pleaded guilty, according to a recently unsealed plea agreement, after the South Texas Democrat was accused of accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank. Irada Akhoundova pleaded guilty …