A New Jersey Democrat Senator Robert Menendez, accused last month of accepting bribes in exchange for lucrative political favors, was hit with a stunning new accusation on Thursday: he conspired to act as Egypt’s foreign agent while chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. On Thursday, federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged Mr. Menendez, his wife, Nadine...
Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, has been indicted by the federal government on many counts, including conspiracy to commit bribery, and he will temporarily relinquish his position as the Senate’s Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Friday afternoon the move, stating in a written statement that...
According to the Justice Department, Democratic Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey has been charged with taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. Following a federal investigation, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., was charged with corruption on Friday in Manhattan, N.Y., according to allegations that he accepted luxury goods and large sums of money in...