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Gold, arms, Egypt – will an indictment bring down a US Senator?
Senator Bob Menendez faces allegations he took bribes and used his influence on behalf of the Egyptian government.
![US Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) delivers remarks, after he and his wife Nadine Menendez were indicted on bribery offenses in connection with their corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, in Union City, New Jersey, US, September 25, 2023 [Mike Segar/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-25T165116Z_1034398601_RC2SF3AS4OC8_RTRMADP_3_USA-POLITICS-MENENDEZ-1695734185.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Published On 26 Sep 2023
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A US federal court has indicted New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez and his wife Nadine on corruption-related charges. The couple have reportedly accepted gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash in exchange for providing sensitive information about US foreign policy and other favors for Egyptian officials. It’s not the first time Menendez, who heads the Senate’s foreign relations committee, has been accused of corruption — but the detailed nature of the charges this time could be much more damning.
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- Ali Harb (@Harbpeace), Al Jazeera English journalist in Washington
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Source: Al Jazeera