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Senator Menendez Guilty Of Bribery And Corruption

Posted on the 17 July 2024 by Jobsanger
Senator Menendez Guilty Of Bribery And Corruption
From The New York Times

Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey was convicted on all counts in a sweeping scheme to sell his office to foreign powers and crooked businessmen in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, a luxury car and bars of solid gold.

A jury of 12 New Yorkers convicted him on charges including honest services wire fraud, bribery and extortion — 16 counts in all. Their verdict makes Mr. Menendez, a Democrat whose term expires at year’s end, only the seventh sitting U.S. senator to be convicted of a federal crime. Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, called on Mr. Menendez to resign minutes after the verdict was read.


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