U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) received a new indictment on Thursday alleging that he acted as “an agent of a foreign principal” for the Egyptian government.
This indictment has been tacked onto his ongoing indictment on charges of corruption and bribery, given to him on Sept. 22. Prosecutors allege that Menendez and his wife Nadine were bribed with cash, gold, home mortgage payments, house furnishings, payment for a “no show” job, a luxury vehicle, and other valuables by three New Jersey businessman: Egyptian-American Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes.
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Furthermore, the initial indictment drew a link between Menendez’s gifts and the American government giving aid to Egypt. It claimed that the gifts influenced Menendez’s decision-making between 2018 and 2022 when he was serving variously as ranking member and chairman on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Menendez was accused of having the U.S. government give military support and annual $1 billion grants.
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The new indictment directly accuses Menendez of having acted as an agent of the Egyptian government, which if proven in court will have dire repercussions for Menendez’s reputation and career as a politician.
BREAKING: A new indictment charges US Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey with being an unregistered agent of the Egyptian government. https://t.co/LLqCr3LkD5
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 12, 2023
It specifically accuses Menendez of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which requires citizens to register with U.S. government if they intend to act as “an agent of a foreign principal” and restricts members of Congress from acting as foreign agents. The document says that Menendez “promised to take and took a series of acts on behalf of Egypt, including on behalf of Egyptian military and intelligence officials.”
The new document indicts his wife Nadine and co-defendant Wael Hana as having acted as mediators between Menendez and the Egyptian government. It also claims Menendez, his wife, and Hana met with an Egyptian official in Menendez’s Senate office where they arranged a pay-for-play deal between the U.S. and Egypt.
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