Published January 2, 2024
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Embattled Democrat Senator Bob Menendez (NJ) was hit with a second superseding indictment for praising Qatar in exchange for luxury watches.
“Menendez provided Daibes with these statements so that Daibes could share them with the Qatari Investor and a Qatari government official associated with the Qatari Investment Company,” the indictment said, according to NBC News.
Excerpt from NBC News:
A federal grand jury has filed a second superseding indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., following previous allegations of accepting bribes.
The new allegations say Menendez made positive statements about Qatar to help a New Jersey developer get a multimillion-dollar investment from a company tied to the country. The developer cited in the indictment is Fred Daibes, who has also been charged in the case.
During the time of the discussions in late 2021 into 2022 for the investment in the deal, Menendez allegedly made a number of statements supportive of Qatar.
Prosecutors allege that Daibes exchanged text messages with Menendez about the alleged scheme. In September 2021, Daibes sent Menendez, via an encrypted app, photos taken from Daibes’ computer of luxury watches valued from $9,990 to $23,990 and asked Menendez “how about one of those,” according to prosecutors.
In October Embattled Democrat Senator Bob Menendez was charged with acting as a foreign agent in a superseding indictment.
The new indictment filed by a federal grand jury in Manhattan claims Menendez “provided sensitive U.S. Government information and took other steps that secretly aided the Government of Egypt.”
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SOURCE: www.thegatewaypundit.com
RELATED: Menendez accused of scheme involving Qatar in second superseding indictment
Published January 2, 2024
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was accused in a second superseding indictment Tuesday of accepting gifts from the Qatari government and for helping a New Jersey real estate developer obtain millions in investment funds from the Gulf country, adding to the former Senate Foreign Relations chairman’s legal woes.
The allegations add to the four criminal charges filed in September and October against the longtime New Jersey lawmaker. Menendez was charged with bribery, fraud, extortion and acting as a foreign agent on behalf of Egypt, with the new accusations adding the involvement of Qatar.
Prosecutors previously alleged that the senator accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gold in exchange for political favors for three New Jersey businessmen and interests in Egypt. Tuesday’s superseding indictment adds that Menendez also made statements praising the Qatari government in an effort to secure a multimillion dollar deal for the real estate developer.
The new indictment does not add additional charges. Menendez’s wife, Nadine Arslanian, and the three businessman also face criminal charges related to the scheme.
The accusations in the superseding indictment claim Menendez introduced real estate developer Fred Daibes to a member of the Qatari royal family in order to encourage a multimillion dollar investment deal for Daibes.
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SOURCE: www.thehill.com
RELATED: Judge Rejects Sen. Menendez’s Request to Delay Bribery Trial
Published December 30, 2023
The New York federal judge scheduled to preside over the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., rejected on Thursday a defense request to delay the start of jury selection from May to July.
Judge Sidney H. Stein’s order leaves in place a May 5 trial date in Manhattan for the Democrat, who faces trial along with his wife and three New Jersey businessmen.
All have pleaded not guilty to charges alleging they engaged in a bribery conspiracy that enriched the senator and his wife with cash, gold bars and a luxury car. Menendez, his wife and one of the businessmen also have pleaded not guilty to a charge that they conspired to illegally use the senator as an agent of the Egyptian government.
Lawyers for Menendez claimed earlier this month that they need extra time to prepare for trial, in part because they’ve been given over 6.7 million documents that they must sift through and because the complexity of the case requires resolving questions of law that may take extra time to decide.
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SOURCE: www.newsmax.com
