Senator Bob Menendez, a Democrat, accused of acting as foreign agent for Egypt.
Prosecutors Bring New Charge Against Senator Bob Menendez
Prosecutors pursuing a corruption case against Bob Menendez on Thursday brought a new charge against the Democratic U.S. senator, accusing him of engaging in a conspiracy to act as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government.
The new charge was included in a revised indictment filed against the senator for New Jersey in federal court in Manhattan that includes four counts against Menendez. His trial on corruption charges will begin in May.
Prosecutors have alleged that Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez, accepted gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for using their influence to interfere with law enforcement probes of three New Jersey businessmen as well as aid the Egyptian government.
The revised indictment accuses the senator, who was recently the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, of taking actions on behalf of Egyptian military and intelligence officials without registering with the U.S. Department as a foreign agent.
According to prosecutors, a co-defendant named Wael Hana arranged meetings between the senator and Egyptian officials, who pressured him to sign off on military aid. In return, Hana put Nadine Menendez on the payroll of a company he controlled.
Despite facing calls for his resignation, the senator has refused to step down and has pleaded not guilty to the previous charges against him, as has his wife, Hana, and their co-defendants, businessmen Jose Uribe and Fred Daibes.
A lawyer representing Menendez did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Sources:
- Nate Raymond in Boston
- Kanishka Singh and Susan Heavey in Washington
Edited by Franklin Paul and Mark Porter
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