The bribery case brought against Sen. Bob Menendez includes allegations that he took cash and gold in exchange for interfering in a criminal case.
, a private practice lawyer and former fundraiser for the senator, to assess his potential fit as the next U.S. attorney for the state of New Jersey — and to discuss one case in particular.
The indictment unsealed Friday by the U.S. attorney in Manhattan said Daibes paid bribes, including envelopes stuffed with thousands of dollars in cash and gold bars worth more than $120,000. In his home base of Edgewater, N.J., just up the river from Union City, where Menendez was once mayor, Daibes iswith building out a “gold coast” of luxury high-rises along the formerly industrial waterfront.
“This report is a cautionary tale concerning the inherent dangers of enabling an influential, politically-connected and unelected private citizen to hold outsized power in government concerns,” the commission wrote. In 2018, Daibes was charged by federal prosecutors in Newark with obtaining loans under false pretenses from a bank that he owned. The charges were serious, carrying the potential for years in prison.
Menendez also asked one of his political advisors to let Sellinger know he was upset with the way the Daibes case was being handled, according to the indictment.
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New Jersey Sen. Menendez and his wife are indicted on bribery chargesU.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife have been indicted on charges of bribery. Federal prosecutors on Friday announced the charges against the 69-year-old Democrat nearly six years after an earlier criminal case against him ended with a deadlocked jury.
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New Jersey Sen. Menendez and his wife are indicted on bribery chargesU.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife have been indicted on charges of bribery.
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New Jersey Sen. Menendez and his wife are indicted on bribery chargesU.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife have been indicted on charges of bribery
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New Jersey Sen. Menendez and his wife are indicted on bribery chargesU.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife have been indicted on charges of bribery.
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New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife indicted on bribery chargesSen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has been indicted on charges of bribery, the second time the 69-year-old Democrat has faced criminal charges.
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