The counter-intelligence investigation is looking at whether Egypt's intelligence services tried to gain access to the senator through his wife, sources told NBC News.
against Menendez, in which he is accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, the sources said. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Menendez helped oversee billions in U.S. aid to Egypt. He stepped down as chairman after being indicted.
The three New Jersey-based businessmen named as co-defendants, who allegedly provided bribes ranging from “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in gold bars to aUribe and Daibes are scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday along with Menendez and his wife.Larry Lustberg, the lawyer for Hana, denied that his client has ties to Egyptian intelligence. He said that Hana and Nadine Menendez have been friends for years — and that friendship will be part of their defense against the bribery charges.
A lawyer for Nadine Menendez declined to comment when asked whether she might have been used by Egyptian intelligence officials. Menendez's Senate office did not respond to requests for comment.
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