New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was nailed. 2nd set Concerning bribery allegations related to money allegedly received from a Qatari investment fund.
He is accused of making positive comments about the Islamic State to help a New Jersey development company secure a multimillion-dollar investment from a company with ties to Qatar. The developer was identified as Fred Dives, who was also indicted on new charges.
“Menendez provided these statements to Daybes and enabled Daybes to share them with Qatari investors and Qatari government officials associated with Qatar Investment Company,” the superseding indictment says. .
Duybes allegedly bought luxury watches worth between $10,000 and $24,000 and gave them to Menendez in exchange for positive comments about Qatar. The evidence also includes a message Mr. Duybes sent to the senator with a photo of the watch: “How about this?''
The new allegations also allege that a Qatari man provided tickets to the F1 Grand Prix in Florida to a senator's wife and continued to receive other “things of value” after Mr Duybes won the joint venture. It suggests that.
Menendez previously faced bribery charges related to payments he allegedly received, including “cash, gold bars, mortgage payments, compensation for missed or no-show work, luxury cars, and other items of value.” He had been indicted.
He has pleaded not guilty to both charges.
His lawyer, Adam Fee, responded to the new allegations, saying they “reek of desperation”.
Mr. Menendez has vehemently denied the charges and refused to resign. He has been heavily criticized by Republican politicians and right-wing pundits, but some on the left, such as Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, have also made inroads into the Senate.
“I have a colleague in the Senate who has actually done something much more sinister, and he needs to go,” Fetterman said after the Republican was expelled from Congress. “Menendez is actually a senator from Egypt, not New Jersey.”
Mr. Duybes also pleaded not guilty to the allegations.
Reports regarding the new allegations are as follows:
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