The indictment accuses Menendez and his wife of accepting 'hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes in exchange for using' the senator's power and influence.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and his wife Nadine Arslanian, pose for a photo on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 20, 2022. U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife have been indicted on charges of bribery.Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and his wife Nadine Arslanian, pose for a photo on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 20, 2022. U.S. Sen.
The indictment was unsealed in Manhattan federal court. Menendez, 69, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and his wife, Nadine, 56, are named in the indictment along with Fred Daibes, a real estate developer. Also charged were Wael Hana and Joseph Uribe. The indictment accuses Menendez and his wife of engaging in"a corrupt relationship with three New Jersey associates and businessmen" — Hana, Uribe and Daibes — and accepted"hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes in exchange for using" the senator's power and influence. Those bribes included cash, gold, payments toward a home mortgage, compensation for a low-or-no-show job, a luxury vehicle and other things of value, the indictment claims.
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