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Frankie Beverly, R&B singer from Philadelphia, dies at 77

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Legendary R&B singer and Philadelphia native Frankie Beverly has passed away. He was 77.

His family shared the heartbreaking news Tuesday morning on Instagram.

According to the post, Beverly, whose real name is Howard Stanley Beverly, passed away on Monday, Sept. 10. 

“He lived his life with pure soul as one would say, and for us, no one did it better. He lived for his music, family and friends,” the post read. 

The family has not shared details regarding Beverly’s death and has asked for privacy during this difficult time. 

Beverly got his start in music early, performing as a soloist in church while growing up in Philadelphia’s East Germantown neighborhood. As a teen, he sang with an ensemble called “The Silhouettes” before forming his own doo-wop group, “The Blenders.”

He formed the group “Raw Soul” in Philly in 1970, which would eventually become known as “Frankie Beverly and Maze.” Beverly then moved to San Francisco where he worked with legend Marvin Gaye, according to Beverly’s website. 

“The Motown master would take the group under his wing and it was Gaye who suggested the group change their name. Frankie Beverly and Maze was born,” the website read. 

Beverly was the lead singer, songwriter, producer and founder of the band Frankie Beverly and Maze. 

In May, Beverly, along with Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, Councilmember Cindy Bass and community members, gathered for the street dedication of “Frankie Beverly Way” in East Germantown

“This is to someone who has made a significant contribution to the lives of Philadelphians,” Bass said during the dedication. “Anyone who knows music knows that Philadelphia is a music town, and Frankie has made such a contribution.”





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Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez seeks new trial, citing evidence prosecutors said was inadvertently provided to jury

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Washington — Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez asked a federal court in New York on Wednesday to throw out his conviction in a sprawling bribery scheme and grant him a new trial after prosecutors disclosed that the jury was inadvertently provided information during deliberations that it should not have been given.

The request from Menendez’s lawyers came in response to a letter prosecutors sent to the court on Nov. 13 revealing they had unintentionally loaded onto a laptop given to the jury during deliberations the incorrect versions of nine exhibits. Prosecutors said neither they nor Menendez’s lawyers, who inspected the exhibits on the laptop, noticed the error at the time.

Government lawyers told U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein that they did not believe the inclusion of the nine exhibits warranted upsetting Menendez’s guilty verdict, in part because “there is no reasonable likelihood any juror ever saw any of the erroneously less-redacted versions.” But Menendez’s lawyers told Stein in a separate filing that the improper disclosure was a “serious breach” by prosecutors and said a new trial was “unavoidable.”

The exhibits, they said, “exposed the jury to a theory of criminality that the government was barred from presenting under the Speech or Debate Clause — namely, that Senator Menendez made specific decisions with respect to military sales to Egypt in exchange for bribes.”

Under the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution, senators or House members “shall not be questioned” for “any speech or debate” in either chamber of Congress. Stein had ruled that certain material referencing arms sales and military aid to Egypt were legislative acts shielded by the clause.

Menendez’s defense team said the information disclosed to the jury contained the only evidence that tied him to the provision of military aid to Egypt, which was at the center of the bribery scheme the New Jersey Democrat was accused of engaging in.

They also lambasted prosecutors for attempting to “shift the blame,” calling it “factually and legally outrageous.” 

Prosecutors said the court had “expressly prohibited” evidence of past legislative activity, including actions Menendez allegedly took as a senator about foreign aid to Egypt, and said the evidence at issue “squarely crossed that line … and allowed the jury to infer bribery from Senator Menendez’s legislative acts — exactly what the Speech or Debate Clause is meant to prevent.”

Prosecutors claimed that Menendez helped orchestrate a corrupt agreement through which he would work to secretly benefit the Egyptian government in exchange for lavish gifts including cash, gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz convertible, furniture and mortgage payments from three New Jersey businessmen.

He was convicted on 16 felony counts in July, including bribery, fraud and acting as a foreign agent.

Menendez’s two co-defendants in the case, Fred Daibes and Wael Hana, also separately asked the court to grant them new trials and toss out their convictions.

Menendez faced immense pressure to resign after he was indicted on federal bribery charges last year but resisted doing so until he was convicted. He stepped down from the Senate in August, a stunning capstone to a lengthy career in the upper chamber that included a position atop the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

The former senator is set to be sentenced Jan. 29.



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