Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) claimed Monday that the $480,000 in cash found at his home during a bribery investigation was for 'emergencies.'
Sen. Bob Menendez claimed Monday morning he has withdrawn “thousands of dollars in cash” over the past three decades after federal prosecutors indicted him on bribery allegations following the purported discovery of $480,000 in cash and more than $100,000 in gold bars during a search of his home last summer.came during a press conference that New Jersey.com noted was at the Hudson Community College Union City, New Jersey, campus.
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez attends a news conference on drilling for oil in the Atlantic Ocean April 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Senators introduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act, which would prohibit the US Department of Interior from issuing leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas in the Atlantic Ocean .
Additionally, multiple gold bars were discovered at the residence. The indictment alleged that either Daibes or Hana provided Menendez with these gold bars. Authorities also recovered a Mercedes worth more than $60,000 that Uribe allegedly gave to the Menenedezes for his alleged help in interfering in a New Jersey criminal investigation into a Uribe associate. Nadine Menendez’s safe deposit box housed another $70,000 in cash, according to the indictment.
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