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Gold bars stashed in Dem senator's home recovered after 2013 violent robbery (Senator Menendez)
Fox News ^ | 12/04/2023 | Thomas Catenacci

Posted on 12/04/2023 7:35:04 PM PST by aimhigh

Several gold bars discovered by federal agents in Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez's residence as part of a high-profile bribery investigation can be traced to a violent robbery a decade ago.

According to a sprawling indictment unsealed by federal prosecutors in September, Menendez and his wife allegedly played a role in a years-long bribery scheme that involved the Egyptian government and local businessmen including Fred Daibes, a wealthy New Jersey real estate developer. Prosecutors revealed they retrieved multiple gold bars from Menendez's home which were allegedly used as payment in the scheme.

At least four of the gold bars discovered by investigators can be linked to Daibes, both because of their unique engraved serial numbers and thanks to court documents related to a 2013 robbery which Daibes was a victim of, an NBC New York investigation revealed Monday. In November 2013, four assailants beat and robbed Daibes at gunpoint in his Edgewater, New Jersey, apartment, stealing 22 gold bars, jewelry and cash.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: bars; bergencounty; bobmenendez; congress; crime; crook; egypt; freddaibes; gold; menendez; newjersey; nj
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1 posted on 12/04/2023 7:35:04 PM PST by aimhigh
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To: aimhigh

Dumbocrat just doing what Dumbocrats do.


2 posted on 12/04/2023 7:40:26 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: aimhigh

This sounds like the plot of a film.


3 posted on 12/04/2023 7:41:46 PM PST by BlackVeil ('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
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To: aimhigh

I’d think that scraping off the serial number of a gold brick would be one of the easiest thing in the world to do.

This proves that menendez is a criminal and a moron.


4 posted on 12/04/2023 7:43:51 PM PST by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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To: aimhigh

The moral of this story is hide your gold and don’t let anyone you have any.


5 posted on 12/04/2023 7:45:21 PM PST by Nateman (If the Pedo Profit Mad Moe (pig pee upon him!) was not the Antichrist then he comes in second.)
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To: aimhigh
ooops...


6 posted on 12/04/2023 7:52:56 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Mark

Not surprised but sad to see New Jersey criminals exposed.

My family had been residents of NJ since 1703!

The last in our family left in 2005.
Monmouth County farmers, originally Tories, joined the Revolution before the Battle of Monmouth.

There was Honor then. Not so much now.


7 posted on 12/04/2023 8:11:44 PM PST by BatGuano (2020 = Stolen Election. Believe it! Molon Labe.)
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To: aimhigh

So, Daibes bribed Menendez with gold bars and then claimed that the gold bars were stolen. That way, he could get his bribe reimbursed by the insurance company.


8 posted on 12/04/2023 8:15:42 PM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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So, Daibes bribed Menendez with gold bars and then claimed that the gold bars were stolen. That way, he could get his bribe reimbursed by the insurance company.


9 posted on 12/04/2023 8:17:06 PM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: aimhigh

So is there an investigation? How is he not arrested for this?


10 posted on 12/04/2023 8:17:28 PM PST by Beowulf9
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In the meantime we kicked out Rep. George Santos because he’s a Republican. Okay, he’s corrupt. But we aren’t holding the Democrats accountable. Once again, we are the stupid party. The Democrats are going for broke. And they will seize total power. It may happen soon. (Maybe under President Gavin Newsom)


11 posted on 12/04/2023 8:19:44 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: aimhigh

Receiving stolen goods, on top of taking bribes.


12 posted on 12/04/2023 8:26:36 PM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Basically you are indulging in fear media reporting style here. I don’t know if you see this or it’s deliberate but you’re way off, no sale with me.


13 posted on 12/04/2023 8:29:45 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

You forgot what happened in 2020.


14 posted on 12/04/2023 8:39:00 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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No


15 posted on 12/04/2023 8:41:07 PM PST by Beowulf9
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It was basically a coup.


16 posted on 12/04/2023 8:47:33 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Mark
Dumbocrat just doing what Dumbocrats do.

There were quite a few ways to remove the numbers stamped on the gold bars. Stupid is as stupid does.
17 posted on 12/04/2023 8:47:52 PM PST by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: MinorityRepublican

It certainly is depressing, though.


18 posted on 12/04/2023 8:54:19 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

We have to be smarter and better organized. So far I’m not seeing that. We have a couple of red states and the SCOTUS. We need more than that.


19 posted on 12/04/2023 9:01:35 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: aimhigh

Will 100% of republicans expel him from congress and will 100% of he democrats do the same?


20 posted on 12/04/2023 10:00:06 PM PST by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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