Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz was arrested in Boston in connection to an alleged sports gambling investigation.
Menendez may attempt to lay the blame for the alleged conspiracy on his wife, Nadine, whose trial was delayed due to a medical issue.
Menendez, who is charged with conspiring to act as an agent of Egypt and other offenses, is scheduled to stand trial in May and sought a two-month delay.
Federal prosecutors tacked on a 13th criminal charge against Sam Bankman-Fried, accusing the FTX co-founder of bribing "one or more" Chinese government officials with $40 million.
Greg Lindberg, the Durham insurance executive who was once North Carolina's biggest political donor, was found guilty on Thursday of federal charges of attempted bribery and corruption.
A federal sentencing memorandum refers to the college admissions scandal as "a kind of Rorschach test for middle class angst about college admissions."
