Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz was arrested in Boston in connection to an alleged sports gambling investigation.
"Congressmen get upgrades, they get corner suites, they get better tables at restaurants, they get free appetizers, they have their iced tea filled up," his attorney, Alex Spiro, said at a subsequent news conference. "Courtesies to politicians are not federal crimes."
A juror in a federal trial over an alleged pandemic relief fraud scheme told police she was given $120,000 cash in an attempted bribe to acquit the defendants.
The elevator breakdown came as jurors were shuttled between floors to an assembly room because carpeting in their usual assembly room was found to be soaked on Monday after somebody left sink faucets on over the weekend.
Menendez, 70, has been charged with playing a pivotal role in a convoluted international bribery scheme involving his wife, Nadine; the governments of Egypt and Qatar; and several Garden State businessmen.
Menendez may attempt to lay the blame for the alleged conspiracy on his wife, Nadine, whose trial was delayed due to a medical issue.