Menendez jury tells judge it is deadlocked
Source: Washington Post
NEWARK — The jury weighing bribery charges against Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) told the judge Monday that the members are deadlocked on whether to convict him — but the judge told them to take the rest of the day off and try again.
“As of 2 p.m., on behalf of all the jurors, we cannot reach a unanimous decision on any of the charges,” the jury wrote in a note to Judge William Walls. “Is there any additional guidance? And what do we do now?”
The note from the jury came on the first day of deliberations after a female juror was excused from the panel for a long-planned vacation. That former juror predicted the panel would end in a hung jury.
Menendez is accused of engaging in a corrupt bargain with Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen. Prosecutors say the senator took gifts such as a luxury hotel stay, private flights and hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations from Melgen and in return Menendez acted as the doctor’s “personal senator,” advocating on his behalf on various government matters.
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