Kasowitz Secures Extraordinary Leniency for José Uribe, Star Witness in Historic Sen. Menendez Corruption Case

NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- José Uribe, the star cooperating witness in the corruption cases against former Sen. Bob Menendez and Nadine Menendez, was sentenced today to no jail time. Mr. Uribe's lawyer, Daniel J. Fetterman of Kasowitz LLP, issued the following statement:

"I'm very grateful that the Court and the U.S. Attorney's Office recognized José's highly significant and extremely useful cooperation and devastating testimony in the historic corruption case against Senator Menendez and his wife. Navigating such a complex, high-stakes case required incredible judgment, experience, and talent, and I'm proud of the exceptional team at Kasowitz, and grateful for José's trust. José is a fundamentally good and kind person who made some serious mistakes. Facing a statutory maximum sentence of 95 years in prison, the sentence that he received today of no jail time demonstrates that it's never too late to do the right thing."

The case, United States v. Menendez et al. (Case 1:23-cr-00490 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York), marks one of the most consequential political corruption prosecutions in modern U.S. history and one of the rare instances in which a sitting U.S. senator has been tried and convicted on federal bribery charges.

In addition to Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Uribe was represented by Marc E. Kasowitz, Ann M. St. Peter-Griffith and Fria R. Kermani of Kasowitz LLP.

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