Gold bars, envelopes full of cash and a sleek new Mercedes: That is the alleged price of a U.S. Senator's influence, according to federal prosecutors in Manhattan, who on Friday charged Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J. with bribery, corruption and extortion.
Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, talks about a display of photos of evidence in an indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez during a news conference, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, in New York. Menendez of New Jersey and his wife have been indicted on charges of bribery. Gold bars, envelopes full of cash and a sleek new Mercedes: That is the alleged price of a U.S. Senator’s influence, according to federal prosecutors in Manhattan, who on Friday charged Sen.
That raid yielded more than “$480,000 in cash — much of it stuffed into envelopes and hidden in clothing, closets, and a safe,” the indictment says, along with “$100,000 worth of gold bars.” Some of the cash envelopes “were found inside jackets bearing MENENDEZ’s name and hanging in his closet,” according to the indictment.
Menendez also helped Hana achieve a monopoly over the lucrative business of certifying food exported from the United States to Egypt, federal prosecutors allege. Hana is not a Muslim and had no experience in food inspection. But when the U.S. Department of Agriculture tried to grant other companies licenses, Menendez interceded successfully on Hana’s behalf.
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