Fred Daibes Archives - New Jersey Globe

Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for role in bribery plot

January 29, 2025 3:39 pmJanuary 29, 2025 8:36 pm

Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, once one of New Jersey’s most powerful political figures before his indictment and eventual conviction on federal corruption charges, has been sentenced to eleven years in prison. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District...

Menendez co-defendant pleads guilty

March 1, 2024 1:58 pmMarch 2, 2024 12:22 pm

Jose Uribe, one of three businessmen charged alongside U.S. Senator Bob Menendez in a wide-ranging federal corruption indictment, entered a plea of guilty today after initially pleading not guilty last October. Uribe has been charged with bribery, wire fraud, obstruction...

Menendez files motion to change trial venue, separate his trial from that of his wife

January 16, 2024 10:51 amJanuary 16, 2024 7:08 pm

The legal team representing federally indicted Senator Bob Menendez filed a new motion yesterday arguing that due to allegedly serious flaws in the U.S. Attorney’s indictment, the corruption charges against the senator should be dismissed or, at a minimum, the...

New Menendez indictment alleges corrupt dealings benefiting Qatari government

January 2, 2024 5:02 pmJanuary 3, 2024 5:28 pm

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, who has been under a massive legal cloud since he was indicted on federal corruption charges in September, was hit with a new superseding indictment today detailing his alleged actions on behalf of the government of...

Report: Menendez investigation focusing on possible gold bar gifts from developer

September 21, 2023 10:00 amSeptember 21, 2023 12:18 pm

An ongoing federal investigation into U.S. Senator Bob Menendez is focusing in part on gold bars that may have been given to Menendez by Bergen County developer Fred Daibes, according to a report released yesterday evening by NBC New York....

Edgewater mayor ekes out narrow primary win

June 11, 2019 3:19 pmJuly 14, 2025 4:47 pm

Edgewater Mayor Michael McPartland defeated 25-year-old challenger Jin Han Kim by 20 votes in the Democratic primary after provisional and 48-hour vote-by-mail ballots were counted, according to the Bergen County Clerk’s office. The final results have McPartland winning 376 to...

Albio Sires raises $69k

April 12, 2019 4:54 pmApril 12, 2019 4:56 pm

Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) has reported raising $69,380 during the first three months of the year and has $182,040 cash-on-hand. Sires received $1,000 from Fred Daibes, a Bergen County real estate developer who was indicted last year on...