NEW YORK: Federal prosecutors charged powerful US Senator Robert Menendez on Friday with bribery and extortion, saying gold bars and hundreds of thous...
Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a press conference after announcing that U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez was indicted on corruption charges charges at the SDNY office on September 22, 2023 in New York City. AFPPIX: Federal prosecutors charged powerful US Senator Robert Menendez on Friday with bribery and extortion, saying gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash had been found at the high-ranking Democrat's home.
Hours after the indictment Menendez stepped down “temporarily” as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, a position that had given him significant influence over US foreign relations. “The alleged facts are so serious that they compromise the ability of Senator Menendez to effectively represent the people of our state. Therefore, I am calling for his immediate resignation,“ he said in a statement.
Gold bars worth around $150,000 and a luxury Mercedes Benz convertible, gifted by one of the businessmen, were also found. “Among other actions, Menendez provided sensitive US Government information and took other steps that secretly aided the Government of Egypt,“ it said. In his position as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Menendez, the son of Cuban immigrants, has been a fierce opponent of normalizing relations with the Castro regime in Cuba.
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