Uribe is one of multiple co-defendants in Sen. Menendez's case. (Photo by Spencer Platt/GettyUribe pleaded guilty to counts including honest services fraud, obstruction of justice and tax evasion in addition to the conspiracy to commit bribery charge.
Uribe will be sentenced on June 14, a little more than a month after Menendez and three other co-defendants begin their trial. Uribe was accused of giving Menendez’s wife, Nadine Arslanian, a Mercedes-Benz in exchange for the senator’s intervention in a fraud investigation launched against him. Menendez and his wife have pleaded not guilty to four counts each, while two other businessmen have also pleaded not guilty to their bribery-related charges.Uribe faces a maximum penalty of up to 95 years in prison for the seven counts, according to
, though such a term could be reduced by testifying against other co-defendants, which he agreed to do Friday.Uribe provided Arslanian with a $15,000 down payment for the Mercedes-Benz convertible, which was worth more than $60,000, according to a. Uribe then gave Arslanian monthly payments for the car that he eventually ceased once the FBI started investigating both of them and Menendez, prosecutors said.
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