“When you bribed Robert #Menendez, did you do that alone or w/other people?” a prosecutor asked Uribe.
“With other people,” he responded, & then named Wael Hana, an Egyptian American businessman who founded a NJ halal meat co that prosecutors say was used to funnel #bribes to the senator & his wife.
Menendez & his wife are charged w/conspiring to accept cash, gold bullion & other bribes for Menendez to direct aid to #Egypt & to meddle in #criminal cases in NJ. One of those cases involved Uribe
Sen. #BobMenendez may point the finger at his wife, newly unsealed documents show
In a mid-March legal filing, Menendez’s legal team tried to keep those exact words under seal because they believed having that defense strategy public would taint the jury pool.
…The language it sought to redact came in part of a larger 50-pg legal filing that argued the senator & his wife should have separate trials. #Menendez’s attys said spousal privilege — which prevents one spouse from being forced to testify against another & allows one spouse to prevent the other from testifying — would complicate his defense against the federal charges.
Senator #Menendez appears to be the first sitting member of Congress charged with operating as a foreign agent in violation of #FARA, the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and allowing him to remain in the Senate creates a massive national security risk.
For the sake of our national security and our democracy, he must be expelled from the Senate.
Co-sign our letter to Majority Leader #ChuckSchumer! @crew Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Menendez's #Senate seat will be contested in the Nov 5 election, & multiple NJ #Democrats are vying to replace him. The chamber is divided 50-50 between Dems & #Republicans, w/ VP #KamalaHarris able to cast tie-breaking votes for the Dems.
#BobMenendez, his wife Nadine Menendez, & businessmen Wael Hana & Fred Daibes are set to go on #trial on May 6. Nadine #Menendez, Hana & Daibes have also pleaded not guilty.
The charges, returned by a grand jury in #Manhattan, come just 2 months before Mr. Menendez, Ms. Menendez & 2 New Jersey businessmen are scheduled for #trial.
All 4 defendants had pleaded not guilty to the earlier charges & are expected to appear for an arraignment on the new charges soon.
The #indictment comes just days after a 5th defendant, Jose Uribe, a New Jersey businessman, pleaded #guilty to 7 counts, including #obstruction of justice & #conspiracy to commit #bribery, & agreed to cooperate w/the government’s investigation.
“#NewJersey Democratic Sen. Bob #Menendez was indicted Tuesday on a dozen new criminal charges related to a years-long bribery scheme involving the governments of Egypt and Qatar.”
“And they were engaged in religion. You could tell by the knives (it’s not murder if you do it for a god).”
Terry Pratchett; Small Gods #Discworld#MAGATwats#Menendez#OrangeJesus
Sen. Bob #Menendez and his wife seek separate trials in bribery case
Lawyers for Menendez said in his motion to sever that he “intends to present a defense arguing (in part) that he lacked the requisite knowledge of much of the conduct and statements of his wife, Nadine.”
#Menendez Faces Fresh Calls to #Resign After #Qatar Claims
The New Jersey Democrat "is a #disgrace and a distraction, and he should #resign immediately," said one critic.
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez endured new demands for his resignation on Tuesday after federal prosecutors accused him of taking bribes related to the government of Qatar, building on previous calls for the New Jersey Democrat to step down.
The Bob #Menendez#Corruption Story—Which Already Involved
Gold Bars and Wads of Hidden Cash—Somehow Gets Even Shadier
One of the businessmen who allegedly bribed Menendez and his wife had a relationship..
..the Mercedes-Benz Nadine Menendez received as part of the alleged bribery scheme was a replacement for a car she struck and killed a man with. (She was not charged with any crime resulting from the accident.) And yet, somehow, the story has since gotten shadier.
Tammy Murphy, N.J. Governor’s Wife, Prepares to Run for #Menendez’s Seat
Ms. Murphy has never held or sought elected office but is in a strong position to take advantage of the scandal swirling around Senator Robert Menendez. #2024election#NewJersey
Tues 10/23 - Menendez Pleads Not Guilty, CO Can't Bar Anti-LGBTQ School from State Program, Biden Judicial Nominations Profiled, BK in Radiology and Banks vs. CFPB
Senator Bob #Menendez pleading not guilty, again, #CO can’t bar anti-#LGBTQ school from state program, an all-#Biden court shows how nominations have changed, a bankruptcy in radiology and banks are mad at #CFPB.
It's been wild watching Republicans privilege their love of corruption over partisanship and back #Menendez. I wonder if that will change with the new indictment alleging he was an agent of Egypt--of Mooslims.