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New Jersey Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez and his spouse, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, are dealing with a hefty federal indictment that particulars a years-long bribery scheme involving a $60,000 Mercedes-Benz, gold bars and a great deal of money.
To date, Menendez has refused to resign his seat, however he stepped down from his place as chair of the Senate Overseas Relations Committee final month.
The Democratic senator was additionally indicted on federal bribery fees in 2016, which associated to a rich Florida eye physician and longtime good friend who was a giant donor to Menendez and allegedly acquired advantages in return. He was acquitted of the fees in 2018 following a mistrial. The newest fees are unrelated.
Right here is how the occasions unfolded, in response to the indictment.
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New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his spouse, Nadine Menendez, arrive to the federal courthouse in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. (AP Picture/Seth Wenig)
February 2018
Arslanian begins courting Menendez. Shortly after, Arslanian introduces Menendez to her longtime good friend and businessman Wael Hana, who has shut connections with Egyptian officers and is related to Fred Daibes, a New Jersey actual property developer and donor to Menendez, and Jose Uribe, who works within the New Jersey insurance coverage and trucking industries.
Between 2018 and 2022
Menendez and Arslanian settle for bribes from Hana, Daibes and Uribe, which embody gold bars, tons of of 1000’s of {dollars} in money, a brand new Mercedes-Benz convertible, house mortgage funds and “low-or-no-show job” compensation — three $10,000 checks — for Arslanian, and worthwhile house furnishings.
Menendez additionally gives delicate, confidential details about the federal authorities to Egyptian officers, together with details about personnel on the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. The indictment alleges he additionally ghost-writes a letter right now advocating for the discharge of $300 million in help to Egypt and tells Egyptian officers he’ll approve or abolish holds on navy financing and gross sales of navy tools to Egypt.
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New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his spouse, Nadine Menendez, arrive to the federal courthouse in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. (AP Picture/Jeenah Moon)
October 2018
Daibes is charged with federal felony fees for acquiring loans below misleading pretenses from a financial institution he established in New Jersey.
December 2018
Arslanian hits and kills a pedestrian, Richard Koop. She was not given a DUI check and was let go instantly after offering a short assertion to police, in response to sprint cam video launched by Bogota Police to The New York Occasions. Michael Mordaga, recognized by the New York Put up as a former director of Hackensack Police and former chief of detectives within the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Workplace, was on the scene inside minutes with different officers and might be heard in sprint cam footage saying: “I don’t even know her. That’s my buddy’s spouse who’s mates together with her. He mentioned, ‘may you do me a favor and take her up there, as a result of her good friend simply received in a automobile accident.’”
January 2019
Uribe presents to assist purchase a brand new Mercedes-Benz convertible value over $60,000 for Menendez and Arslanian after the deadly crash. In trade, the indictment alleges Menendez sought to intervene within the New Jersey Lawyer Normal’s investigation of Uribe for acquiring loans below false pretenses.
April to Might 2019
Hana’s enterprise pays roughly $23,000 to convey the mortgage of Arslanian’s residence present. Menendez pressures a U.S. Division of Agriculture official to guard Hana’s enterprise monopoly that was licensed by Egypt.
October 2019
Menendez and Arslanian get engaged and are married one 12 months later.
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Nadine Menendez, spouse of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, arrives to the federal courthouse in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. (AP Picture/Jeenah Moon)
December 2020 to 2022
Menendez agrees to sway the pending federal prosecution of Daibes in trade for money, furnishings, and gold bars given by Daibes.
June 2022
FBI points a search warrant on the Menendez residence in New Jersey, discovering over $480,000 in money hidden in clothes, closets and a protected. Additionally they discover over $70,000 in money in Arslanian’s protected. Envelopes with fingerprints and/or DNA of Daibes or his driver are discovered, in addition to at the very least 13 gold bars value over $100,000, the Mercedes-Benz and residential furnishings.
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September 2023
The U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace, Southern District of New York fees Arslanian, Menendez, Hana, Uribe, Daibes within the federal bribery scheme.
Menendez and Arslanian plead not responsible, and Menendez refuses to resign from the Senate amid rising calls from the Democratic Caucus.
Jamie Joseph is a author who covers politics. She leads Fox Information Digital protection of the Senate.
Timeline of Sen Bob Menendez’s indictment with spouse alleges yearslong corruption
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