Superseding indictment filed against New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez
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Menendez is accused of bribery, extortion, improperly using his political influence and acting as an agent of the Egyptian government.
Authorities announced twelve new criminal charges against New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez Tuesday, unsealing a superseding indictment that directly alleges bribery, extortion and obstruction of justice. Menendez is accused of improperly using his political influence and acting as an agent of the Egyptian government.
Menendez is now charged with 16 counts in total.
Menendez and his wife Nadine were first indicted in the case in October of 2023, when they were both charged with conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit extortion and conspiracy to commit fraud.
In 2022 authorities reviewed Menendez's email accounts and searched his home, where they found hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gold bars.
They also obtained a warrant for related cellphones in 2023.
