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A federal jury in Manhattan found Sen. Robert Menendez guilty of accepting bribes to benefit businessmen in New Jersey, as well as the governments of Egypt and Qatar.
The Justice Department accused Menendez, 70, of using his position as a three-term Democratic senator and head of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee to benefit private interests and foreign governments, in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold and cash.
The jury found Menendez guilty of all 16 counts, including bribery, obstruction of justice, acting as a foreign agent and honest services wire fraud.
Menendez was tried alongside two businessmen accused of bribing him: Egyptian-American Wael Hana and real estate developer Fred Daibes.
At one point, jurors were able to hold a gold bar that the government says was found on a search of Menendez’s house.
Prosecutors argued Menendez put his greed above service to the country and his constituents, while the senator’s lawyers rejected the charges and said the government lacked evidence of direct bribery.
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A federal jury in Manhattan found Sen. Robert Menendez guilty of accepting bribes to benefit businessmen in New Jersey, as well as the governments of Egypt and Qatar.
The Justice Department accused Menendez, 70, of using his position as a three-term Democratic senator and head of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee to benefit private interests and foreign governments, in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold and cash.
The jury found Menendez guilty of all 16 counts, including bribery, obstruction of justice, acting as a foreign agent and honest services wire fraud.
Menendez was tried alongside two businessmen accused of bribing him: Egyptian-American Wael Hana and real estate developer Fred Daibes.
At one point, jurors were able to hold a gold bar that the government says was found on a search of Menendez’s house.
Prosecutors argued Menendez put his greed above service to the country and his constituents, while the senator’s lawyers rejected the charges and said the government lacked evidence of direct bribery.
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