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2 min readMenendez Case Witness Avoids Prison After Testimony in Bribery Trials
TrueGov Editorial Team•3 months ago•2 min read
Businessman Jose Uribe receives home detention after cooperating in corruption case
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A New Jersey businessman who provided testimony against former Democratic Senator Bob Menendez and his wife has been spared prison time. Jose Uribe received a sentence of six months home detention from Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. The judge cited Uribe's honest testimony and genuine remorse as factors in the decision, while also ordering him to forfeit $292,000 and pay $866,000 in restitution.