2023-09-24 14:55:21
The FBI indictment claims that Senator Robert Menendez and his wife, Nadine, used his position as senator to benefit the Egyptian government. At the couple’s home, the FBI found more than US$480,000 in cash, gold bars worth $100,000 and a Mercedes-Benz convertible given to his wife.
Menendez rejected the accusations, saying prosecutors “misrepresented” his normal work in the Senate to falsely create an impression of impropriety. You have to do it! What nerve !
He was the subject of federal corruption investigations for much of his career in the Senate where he was elected in 2006. He escaped prison in 2018 after his latest indictments because the jury could not agree on a verdict. Prosecutors had alleged that he helped the top contributor to his election campaigns circumvent federal regulations. Surprising that the Democrats re-elected this guy suspected of being a crook for almost 20 years.
Elderly politician meets seductress
An older man meets a younger temptress who isn’t afraid to flaunt her physical attributes. Menedez is not the first politician to be manipulated by a woman. I suspect she “framed” him on command. Their meeting in a creperie was undoubtedly not the result of chance.
Nadine Arslanian probably met him at the request of her “good Egyptian friends” who knew the senator’s weaknesses. One would think that a politician who had already been acquitted in a bribery case would not engage in such a case. Even with a seductive new wife. His greed and libido got the better of him.
It was in 2018 that he started dating Nadine Arslanian, 56, then unemployed. She introduced him to Egyptian-American businessman Wael Hana, who had high-level connections in Cairo.
Menendez, 69, is accused of using his Senate office to foster U.S. arms sales to Egypt and of trying to interfere with his wife’s help in criminal investigations into Hana’s business associates . According to the New York Times, he put Menendez’s wife on the payroll of his halal meat company.
Secret State Department information regarding the U.S. Embassy in Cairo was also transmitted via Hana to Egyptian intelligence.
For services rendered, the Egyptian government gave Hana’s company a very lucrative monopoly on certifying American food exports to Egypt as compliant with Islamic halal law. Even though she had no experience in the matter.
Corruption is plaguing the United States
Will, can the FBI investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife? There are glaring irregularities in their statements regarding their relationships with billionaires. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was recently acquitted by the Republican-dominated state Senate. Even though he indulged in corrupt activities for almost 12 years. He is now back to “work” as Texas Attorney General! And I’m not talking about Donald Trump.
The political aftermath of the scandal
Menendez stepped down as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Friday. New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy called on Menendez to resign from the Senate. Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the Senate, must act quickly against Menendez. He seems hesitant to do so. However, it risks splashing him. He must put it to the vote next week. A two-thirds majority vote is required to expel someone from the upper house.
I am amazed that a politician who has already been accused of corruption behaved like an amateur, leaving so many incriminating traces for the FBI. That’s love ! It will be interesting to see if he tries to get away with blaming his wife.
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