A Manhattan ju-degree judge found Nadine Menendez guilty of federal bribery charges for her central role in the long-standing bribery scheme, which won her husband despite the shame of former Democrat Bob Menendez (NJ), a prisoner for 11 years.
After eight hours of deliberation, the federal ju apprenticed a Democrat wife in all 15 counts of bribery, honest service fraud, terror of the colour of official rights, obstruction of justice, and conspiring to make her husband an Egyptian agent.
“Nadine Menendez and Senator Menendez were partners in crime,” says Matthew Podolski, a US lawyer for the Southern District of New York.
I said In a statement. “For five years, Nadine Menendez has accepted, agreed to and accepted all sorts of bribery bes, including gold bars, cash, Mercedes-Benz convertibles and no-show jobs.
Mrs. Menendez has destroyed her old Mercedes-Benz sedan, which is fatally running through Richard Coop, who is 49 years old or older.
“Together, Nadine Menendez and the Senator placed their own interests ahead of the interests of the citizens elected to serve and became greedy,” Podolsky added.
“I think this is politically motivated,” Mrs. Menendez told reporters after leaving court on Monday.
It has been reported New York Times.
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Updated chargesthe bribery scheme spanned at least several years from 2018 to 2023.
The Democrat and his wife exchanged access to sensitive US government information for his political power and gifts such as cash, gold bars, mortgage payments, event tickets, and Mercedes-Benz. New car,
Breakfast From Jose Uribe, a businessman in New Jersey, Mrs. Menendez destroyed her old Mercedes-Benz sedan, which was useful. It’s running fatally Richard Coop was 49 years old in December 2018.
Bob Menendez, who became chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2021, reportedly used his political influence to support the Katari government and acted as an Egyptian agent, and Mrs Menendez promoted bribes. Washington Post
It is shown Menendez pledged to a Senate committee to help Egyptian officials obtain military aid.
When federal agents stormed the cliffs in Englewood, New Jersey in June 2022, they spotted a bribery scheme “fruit” that included $150,000 worth of gold bars, hidden more than $480,000 in cash throughout the residence, and stuffed Mrs. Menendez’s safe deposit box with $70,000.
Some of the envelopes containing cash were traceable by DNA and fingerprints to real estate developer Fred Daves, who faced bank fraud cases and sought Democrats’ help in setting up a sympathetic US lawyer in New Jersey.
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Convicted Last year, Menendez put pressure on senior US Department of Agriculture officials to protect halal beef export contracts with the Egyptian government over the bribery, fraud and obstruction between Senator Menendez and former Egyptian-American businessman Wael Hana.
US District Judge Sidney Stein sets a sentencing date for Mrs. Menendez on June 12th. My husband, who resigned his disgrace last August, is planning to report it to prison
It has been reported CNN.
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