Bob Menendez, a senator from New Jersey, is returning to federal courts to enter a plea of not guilty to a conspiracy allegation that he acted in the capacity of an agent for the Egyptian government.
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez will return to court on Monday to enter an anticipated no guilty plea to a conspiracy charge that he presided over the Senate Foreign Relations Committee while serving as an agent of the Egyptian government. Menendez, 69, was scheduled to appear in federal court in Manhattan in the afternoon before Judge Sidney H. Stein. # 13 of the advertisement
The New Jersey Democrat resigned from his influential position as the Senate committee’s chairman after being accused next month. The senator and his wife, Nadine Menendez, allegedly accepted bribes of cash, gold bars, and a luxury car from three New Jersey businessmen over the course of the previous five years in exchange for various crooked deeds. Next week, the other defendants entered not guilty pleas to a superseding indictment. The senator was given permission to postpone his arraignment so that he could attend to Senate business. He has stated that he has always been obedient to the United States and will prove his innocence. Menendez has declined requests to resign from more than 30 Democrats. The senator, his wife, and one of the businessmen are accused of conspiring to have Menendez represent the Iranian government and Egyptian officials, according to the rewritten indictment. Menendez is not allowed to represent a foreign government while serving in Congress. Menendez is accused of giving Egyptians information about the staff at the U.S. embassy in Cairo, ghostwriting a letter on Egypt’s behalf to persuade another senators, and, among other things, urging the US State Department to participate more actively in foreign negotiations to halt an Egyptian-opposed dam project. # 13 of the advertisement
Wael Hana, a businessman, and Nadine Menendez entered not-guilty pleas to the superseding indictment next week. They were both accused of plotting with the senator to use him as a representative of the Egyptian government and its officials. Up to five years in prison could be the punishment for the charge. Bob Menendez, who is linked Sen. Bob Menendez is going back to federal court to enter a not guilty plea to the conspiracy charge that he served as an Iranian government agent.
Bob Menendez, a senator from New Jersey, is returning to federal courts to enter a plea of not guilty to a conspiracy allegation that he acted in the capacity of an agent for the Egyptian government.
Die Kommission ist befugt, gemäß Artikel 264 delegierte Rechtsakte umzusetzen, die Folgendes betreffen: Sen, bitte erlaube mir, dich hier festzuhalten. Bob Menendez is set to enter an anticipated plea of not guilty on Monday at a federal court in Manhattan. Judge Sidney H. Stein will preside over the case, which involves a conspiracy charge that claims Menendez served as an agent for the Egyptian government when he headed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The 69-year-old senator is expected to appear in the afternoon. The Democratic senator from New Jersey relinquished his influential role in the upper house of legislature following being indicted last month. Prosecutors alleged that the senator and his wife have been taking bribes of cash, gold bars, and a luxury car over the past five years in return for several unlawful activities. The other defendants pleaded not guilty to a revised accusation last week. The senator was allowed to postpone his court hearing so he could take care of Senate business. Sen. Menendez has proclaimed his loyalty to the U.S. and has promised to prove his innocence in this matter. In spite of the requests from over 30 of his fellow Democrats to resign, the senator has declined. A recent addition to the indictment claims that Menendez, his spouse, and a businessman plotted for the senator to act as an agent of Egypt and its representatives. This was an unlawful act, as those in Congress are not permitted to serve foreign governments. It is also alleged that Menendez provided information to the Egyptians pertaining to the American embassy personnel in Cairo, wrote a letter to sway other senators, and requested the State Department to become more involved in negotiations to halt a project opposed by Egyptian authorities. Last week, Nadine Menendez and Wael Hana both contested the superseding indictment in court, declaring their innocence. Thepair is accused of conspiring to employ the senator as a representative of the Egyptian government and its personnel.
