Sen. Bob Menendez introduced a member of the Qatari royal family and the president of a company with ties to the Qatari government to a New Jersey businessman, and the company invested millions of dollars in the businessman's real estate projects, he said Tuesday. This was revealed in the rewritten indictment.
The latest indictment against Democrats in Manhattan federal court does not identify the member of the Qatari royal family, but says the person is a representative of a Qatari investment company.
According to the indictment, the Qatari investors then considered investing millions of dollars in real estate projects planned by Fred Dives, one of the three businessmen indicted along with the senator and his wife. It is said that they negotiated. All have pleaded not guilty.
The latest indictment does not add any new charges to Menendez, who was already charged with a bribery conspiracy that enriched the senator and his wife with cash, gold bullion and luxury cars. According to the indictment, the allegations involving Qatar occurred between 2021 and 2023.
The indictment alleges that Menendez received cash and gold bars in exchange for taking actions favorable to the Qatari government and attempting to induce Qatar Investment Company to invest in Dives.
According to the indictment, while Qatar Investment Company was considering investing in a real estate development owned by Dybez, Menendez made multiple public statements supporting the Qatari government and passed them on to Qatari investors and Dybez. He said he provided them to Dives so they could be shared. Qatari government official.
