The businessman, Fred Daibes, reported to police he was the victim of an armed robbery in 2013, and he asked police recover the 22 gold bars stolen from him. A…
The New Jersey businessman told police he was the victim of an armed robbery in 2013, and asked police to recover the 22 gold bars stolen from him. A decade later, four of those gold bars with unique serial numbers had come into the possession of Sen. Menendez and his wife, Nadine.
To get his property back, Daibes signed"property release forms" certifying the gold bars belonged to him, the records show."Each gold bar has its own serial number," Daibes said to investigators in a 2014 transcript made by prosecutors and police who recovered — and returned to Daibes — the stolen valuables."They’re all stamped…you’ll never see two stamped the same way.
"All of this spells bad news for Senator Menendez because the chain of custody – it appears – is going to be really easy to prove up," said NBC legal analyst Danny Cevallos. Cevallos said if Daibes in fact gave gold bars to Robert and Nadine Menendez, that alone does not prove the crime of bribery. "The allegations against me are just that – allegations," Menendez said at a news conference after the bribery indictment was unsealed. In a statement regarding the gold bars found at his home being tied to the decade-old robbery, counsel for Menendez said he"will not be commenting on anonymous media leaks designed to prejudice his right to a fair trial. He looks forward to addressing the government's claims in court, based on a complete record of the evidence.
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