Ben Kochman
Ben Kochman is a senior courts reporter for The Post. He covers a wide range of legal sagas unfolding in New York’s federal and state courthouses. Previously, Ben covered cybersecurity at Law360 and the Bronx for the New York Daily News. He graduated from Tufts University, where he started his journalism career as the school paper's sandwich pundit. Ben lives in Brooklyn, where he enjoys playing tennis and searching for the city’s best eats.
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The Daily's Verdict
This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.
Bias
75%
Examples:
- Federal prosecutors argued that Menendez’s claim that his wife is responsible for his alleged bribery scheme is a ‘desperate’ plea to avoid taking responsibility.
- He’s blaming his wife for what’s in their bedroom closet.
- Sen. Bob Menendez’s brazen plot to blame his wife for his sprawling bribery scheme is merely a ‘desperate’ plea to dodge responsibility himself, federal prosecutors argued Tuesday.
- Throughout this trial, you have heard that everyone is to blame but Menendez.
Conflicts of Interest
100%
Examples:
- Menendez faces a potential decades-long prison sentence if he’s convicted on the bribery charges and on charges that he acted as an illegal foreign agent of Egypt and Qatar.
- Sen. Bob Menendez’s brazen plot to blame his wife for his sprawling bribery scheme is merely a ‘desperate’ plea to dodge responsibility himself, federal prosecutors argued Tuesday.
Contradictions
100%
Examples:
- Menendez faces a potential decades-long prison sentence if he’s convicted on the bribery charges and on charges that he acted as an illegal foreign agent of Egypt and Qatar.
Deceptions
40%
Examples:
- Menendez faces a potential decades-long prison sentence if he’s convicted on the bribery charges and on charges that he acted as an illegal foreign agent of Egypt and Qatar.
- Sen. Bob Menendez’s brazen plot to blame his wife for his sprawling bribery scheme is merely a ‘desperate’ plea to dodge responsibility himself, federal prosecutors argued Tuesday.
Recent Articles
Senator Menendez's Corruption Trial: From Cairo to Havana - A Bell, Qatari Sheikhs, and Bribery Allegations
Broke On: Tuesday, 09 July 2024Senator Robert Menendez stands trial on bribery charges involving Qatari sheikhs, gold bullion, and Egyptian intelligence officers. The case has taken jurors from Cairo to Havana and includes unexpected moments like the senator summoning his wife with a table bell.