NJ Sen. Bob Menendez (D) pleads not guilty to foreign agent charge

Senator Bob Menendez is due back in court on Monday.
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NEW YORK -- U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returned to court Monday and entered a not guilty plea to a conspiracy charge alleging he acted as an agent of the Egyptian government when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Menendez, 69, made the plea during his first appearance before Judge Sidney H. Stein at Manhattan federal court. Stein is expected to preside over a trial tentatively scheduled for May.

Stein said the plea was the sole purpose for the hearing and adjourned the preceding after about five minutes.

Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to foreign agent charge
The New Jersey Democrat entered a not guilty plea to allegations that he, his wife and a third defendant conspired to use him as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government.
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