Prosecutors' star witness faces cross-examination in Sen. Bob Menendez bribery trial

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Jose Uribe, an insurance broker who is the prosecution's star witness, has detailed how he says he bribed Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife.

Washington — A New Jersey businessman who says he bribed Sen. Bob Menendez by buying his wife a Mercedes-Benz convertible for the purpose of disrupting two criminal investigations will continue to be cross-examined Tuesday in the Democrat's corruption trial.

An employee who Uribe considered family was under investigation and a business associate had been charged with insurance fraud. The business associate ultimately pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation. 'He would look into it,' Uribe said of Bob Menendez's response after he asked him to 'stop this investigation.' 'I asked him to help me get peace for me and my family.

 

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