FBI found gold bars in Menendez’s house, money stuffed in jackets, prosecutors say
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and his wife, Nadine, have been indicted on charges of bribery. Federal prosecutors announced the charges Friday and said in a search of the senator’s home, they found $100,000 in gold bars and $480,000 in hidden cash.
According to the indictment, Menendez and his wife agreed to accept hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange to protect three New Jersey businessmen — Wael “Will” Hana, Jose Uribe and Fred Daibes — and benefit Egypt.
“Those bribes included cash, gold, payments toward a home mortgage, compensation for a low-or-no-show job, a luxury vehicle, and other things of value,” the document said.
The filing said Menendez used his power as a Senator to benefit Hana and the government of Egypt. Menendez provided sensitive U.S....