Democrat Corruption: Sen. Menendez Responds After Reportedly Taking More Than $710,000 In Bribes Including Gold Bars, Luxury Cars

Disgraced Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has been found to have been given cash, gold bars, a Mercedes Benz, and more totaling over $710,000 after an investigation into potential bribes was conducted and his safety deposit box was searched.

The indictment against the New Jersey official was brought about by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York who accused Menendez of accepting massive amounts of bribes. Three different patrons were named, those being Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes, who are believed to have given the bribes “in exchange for his influence and power as a Senator to seek to protect and enrich” them alongside “benefit[ing] the Arab Republic of Egypt.”

The indictment indicates that around $480,000 in cash was found at the senator's residence in June of 2022, being found in jackets that were embroidered with his name and title. The money was found throughout the house, with envelopes being found in “clothing, closets, and a safe.” Another $70,000 or more was also found in a safety deposit box owned by his wife, Nadine Menendez.

Some of the money and envelopes were also discovered to have DNA or fingerprints from Daibes or his driver, further connecting the foreigner to the New Jersey official. 

Cash was far from the only thing that Menendez had been gifted, with gold bars that are valued at more than $100,000 also allegedly being gifted by Daibes or Hana. Prosecutors are also claiming that Nadine was given “two one-kilogram gold bars to be sold,” which she gave a Manhattan jeweler back in March 2022, shortly before being searched. Serial numbers on the bars connect them to Daibes, having once been under his ownership.

Just when that seemed like more than enough, Menendez is also accused of being given a $60,000 Mercedes Benz from Uribe back in 2019, allegedly for help in a New Jersey criminal investigation. 

“The indictment alleges that Senator Menendez used his power and influence, including his leadership role on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to benefit the government of Egypt in various ways,” U.S. Attorney for the South District of New York Damian Williams said, per Breitbart. “Among other actions, Senator Menendez allegedly provided sensitive, nonpublic U.S. government information to Egyptian officials and otherwise took steps to secretly aid the government of Egypt.”

“We also allege that Senator Menendez improperly pressured a senior official at the U.S. Department of Agriculture to protect a lucrative monopoly that the government of Egypt had awarded to Hana, a lucrative monopoly that Hana then used to fund certain bribe payments,” he added. 

Menendez has responded to the indictment, claiming that he has “been falsely accused before” and that he has no intention to “back down to the powers that be,” per the New Jersey Globe. 

“I have worked every day to repay their trust by fighting to create jobs, strengthen public safety, update infrastructure, and reduce costs for New Jersey families,” his statement read. “I have also stood steadfast against dictators around the globe – whether they be in Iran, Cuba, Turkey, or elsewhere – fighting against the forces of appeasement and standing with those who stand for freedom and democracy. I remain focused on continuing this important work and will not be distracted by baseless allegations.”

Even with his never-back-down approach, Menendez has seen massive pushback from even Democrats, including the governor of his home state, per The Daily Caller News Federation.