The FBI confiscated gold bars worth nearly $150,000 and over $480,000 in cash during a raid on the Democratic lawmaker's home.
NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has been convicted of accepting bribes of cash, gold and a luxury car from three New Jersey businessmen.Over a nine-week trial, prosecutors said the New Jersey Democrat abused the power of his office to protect allies from criminal investigations and enrich associates, including his wife, through acts that included meeting with Egyptian intelligence officials and helping that country access millions of dollars in U.S. military aid.
The senator is on trial with two New Jersey businessmen. All three pleaded not guilty. Another businessman pleaded guilty before trial and testified against Menendez and the other defendants.Menendez’s wife, Nadine, also was charged, although her trial has been postponed while she recovers from breast cancer surgery.
Menendez expressed some hope as he left the courthouse on Monday that the jury was carefully reviewing the evidence in its deliberations. In two separate notes, the jury had posed questions about the charges, including asking in one instance if unanimity was required to acquit “on a single count.” During closing arguments last week, lawyers spent over 15 hours urging jurors to carefully study the evidence.Prosecutors cited numerous instances when they said Menendez helped the businessmen. And they argued that his efforts to speed $99 million in helicopter ammunition to Egypt, along with cozy communications with top Egyptian officials, showed he was serving Egypt’s interests as an agent.
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