Nadine Menendez, now the wife of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, killed a man with her car in December 2018 and left the scene without being charged.
FILE - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., right, and his wife Nadine Arslanian, pose for a photo on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 20, 2022. Arslanian, the then-future wife of Sen.
In dashcam video recorded at the scene, Nadine Menendez is heard asking officers why Koop was in the road. She tells police that she “didn’t do anything wrong." In her police interview, she said that Koop “ran across the roadway and jumped onto the hood” of her car. A spokesperson for the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said Bogota police asked the county to help with the investigation, but only after the local officials had determined it was not a criminal case.
“We understand that true accidents happen," she said. “We're willing to accept that, but only with a full and proper investigation. There's gaping holes in this." She texted Wael Hana, one of three businessman also indicted alongside the senator and his wife in the alleged bribery scheme, about a month later regarding her lack of a vehicle, according to the federal indictment in New York.
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