Posted on 05/26/2023 7:15:47 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The Department of Justice is investigating whether expensive gifts were given to New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife, including a Mercedes-Benz, a luxury D.C. apartment, money and jewelry, sources familiar with the matter said.
According to sources, investigators want to know if the gifts — which would be valued in the tens of thousands of dollars — came from the owner or associates of an Edgewater, N.J., business that won a controversial exclusive contract to perform Halal meat certification with the Egyptian government — even though U.S. Department of Agriculture officials complained that the firm had no previous experience in this field.
The questions about the gifts were first reported by WNBC and NBC New York.
“I am sure it is going to end up in absolutely nothing,” Menendez said last week, denying any wrongdoing in connection with the ongoing federal corruption investigation.
Sources familiar with the matter say Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, along with FBI and IRS-Criminal Investigation agents are looking into whether the senator and his wife, Nadine Arslanian, improperly took gifts from the owner or associates of IS EG Halal — and whether the senator took any action in return.
Menendez, a Democrat, serves as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee helping to oversee billions of dollars in aid to Egypt.
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As long as he votes ‘properly’, he has NOTHING to worry about regarding Garland and Wray. (now back to bashing Putin for corruption)
Oh, a Democrat? Nothing to see here. Move on.
“”I am sure it is going to end up in absolutely nothing,” Menendez said last week””
Of course he is!!!!
Bob took the bribes.
He’s been crooked for years
Not guilty, he is a Democrat in a Democrat city.
The operative words here.
isn’t this a 5 year old story? DOJ just looking into it now, okey dokey
Menendez... old guy...in New Jersey. We're fine on investigating him. Its New Jersey, we can always elect another democrat. Not a problem.
Give it a rest. The guy raped little girls and got a pass. Certainly gifts aren’t going to bring him down. We’re owned, there’s only one way out and we aren’t going there.
This guy has been targeted so many times by the FBI, I have to wonder what he did to piss them off. I bet he didn’t vote for something a while back and they promised to destroy him...so they are trying again to follow through on their promis.
.....“I am sure it is going to end up in absolutely nothing,” Hilary Clinton [pretty much] said some time ago.....amazing how these folks who have a huge “D” behind their names never end up facing any charges or indictments.....simply amazing....
Wife? Wasn’t he a visitor to Epstein’s island?
Indeed file placed under Hillary’s and others reports.
He’s democrat Jim
Not just him alone. They are ALL crooks and scum. ALL OF THEM.
You’ll never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
He's probably the designated "see we investigate Democrats too" guy.
People got to get in their faces.
“Hey senator.” “I see you have come out of your hole like the snake you are.”
Or..
“Well I see the snakes have slithered out of their dens for a while again.”
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