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Bob Menendez And Wife Indicted On Bribery Offenses

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New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will be indicted Friday morning on bribery offenses in the Southern District of New York.

“A press event will be held today at 11:00 a.m. to announce the unsealing of an indictment charging Robert Menendez, U.S. Senator from New Jersey, and his wife, Nadine Menendez, with bribery offenses in connection with their corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen,” the Twitter account for the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Of New York said in a statement.

Per the indictment, “Over $480,000 in cash — much of it stuffed into envelopes and hidden in clothing, closets, and a safe — was discovered in the home.”

The Menendez indictment also says Menendez, who is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, provided sensitive U.S. Government information” to Egypt.

READ THE INDICTMENT HERE: 

(DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) — … by Henry Rodgers

Menendez denied the allegations in a statement shortly after the press conference.

In 2015, The Daily Caller broke news of prostitution allegations against Menendez that ended up picking up the attention of the FBI. (RELATED: Here’s Why Bob Menendez Is Upset With The Daily Caller)

Menendez also threatened to call the police on the Daily Caller when asked about the Green New Deal in 2019. (RELATED: Daily Caller News Foundation Reporter Henry Rodgers Breaks Down Tense Exchange With Bob Menendez)

(This is a developing story. More information will be added as it becomes available.)