Sen. Bob Menendez May Blame Charges On Wife If He Testifies In Bribery

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N. J., may blame his wife for alleged wrongdoing if he testifies in the bribery case against the two of them, according to multiple outlets, as he faces charges that he accepted bribes from three New Jersey businessmen in exchange for protecting their business interests. Menendez was accused by federal prosecutors last year of using his government position to benefit businessmen Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, Fred Daibes and the government of Egypt in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes to the senator and his wife. The bribes allegedly included gold bars, cash and a luxury car. Menendez was hit with additional bribery allegations in a January superseding indictment accusing him of making positive comments about Qatar in exchange for millions of dollars. Menendez and his wife pleaded not guilty to their charges last month, with the senator maintaining he would not step down from his position despite calls from several lawmakers to do so. Senator Menendez, Charged in Bribery Scheme, May Blame His Wife (NYT)Sen. Bob Menendez Pleads Not Guilty To Obstruction Of Justice Charges (Forbes) All data is taken from the source: http://forbes.com Article Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniop... #newsmusic #bbcnewsworld #newstodayheadlines #newstodaybbc #newsworldabc #newstodayworld #