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Its all just a big mistake and can be fixed with a 10% fixing fee

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I would not get too far ahead of this.

The FBI investigated.

The Southern District of New York prosecuted.

Let that sink in for a few minutes.

And there are those here who rush to judgement.

Don't.

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Federal prosecutors are looking into whether an admitted felon helped arrange to give gold bars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez or his wife in exchange for help, sources familiar with the matter tell News 4.
Investigators want to know if Menendez, a Democrat, offered to contact the Justice Department to try to help that man who was accused of banking crimes. Those questions are now before a federal grand jury in Manhattan that is considering whether to hand up corruption charges against the senior senator from New Jersey.
Sources say witnesses are now testifying before that federal grand jury. Part of the investigation centers on the senator's ties to Fred Daibes, a New Jersey developer and one-time bank chairman. Officials with the FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation want to know if Daibes or his associates gave gold bars to the senator's wife, Nadine Arslanian -- gold bars worth as much as $400,000.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/did-sen-bob-menendez-and-wife-improperly-take-gold-bars-from-corrupt-bank-exec/4697207/

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Same one who took trips to DR and there were underage hookers he paid.  They even said he did it.  Never prosecuted.  Flew down on someone's plane, too.

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Ever wonder how they all get rich in office?

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SDNY and the FBI are both corrupt as shit.

...but so are almost all Democrat senators.

This isn't the first time Menendez has been under scrutiny for being a corrupt shitbag, either. It's a pattern.

I think the most likely explanation is that Bobby boy here stepped on the wrong toes or was in the way of somebody important. So the corrupt feds are prosecuting a corrupt senator for corrupt reasons.

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The indictment claims the couple had an improper relationship with three New Jersey businessmen: Wael Hana, Jose Uribe and Fred Daibes, who allegedly paid the couple in exchange for Menendez to use his influence in Washington D.C. to their benefit.

The probe also looked at other bribes allegedly paid to the couple. A June 2022 raid on their New Jersey home found 'over $480,000 in cash - much of it stuffed into envelopes and hidden in clothing, closets, and a safe,' the indictment notes, addding Nadine had over $70,000 in a safe deposit box.

It also found two one-kilogram gold bars and eleven one-ounce gold bars.



The indictment accuses Menendez and his wife of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes in exchange for using the senator's influence to protect and enrich the businessmen.



'Those bribes included cash, gold, payments toward a home mortgage, compensation for a low-or-no-show job, a luxury vehicle, and other things of value,' the indictment said.

The indictment alleges that Menendez tried to disrupt a federal criminal prosecution of Daibes in exchange for the money and other items of value. Daibes is an old friend of Menendez, has fundraised for his Senate campaign, and allegedly has mob ties.

The indictment charges Menendez 'promised to and did use his influence and power' to pressure President Joe Biden to nominate a U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey who Menendez 'believed could be influenced by Menendez with respect to the federal criminal prosecution of Fred Daibes.'

Biden later nominated Phillip Sellinger as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, the top federal prosecutor in the state.

New Jersey authorities have tracked high-ranking mobsters meeting with Daibes repeatedly over the last decade, the Daily Beast reported.

Daibes provided the couple with gold bars and envelopes of cash, the indictment states.

'Multiple gold bars provided by Daibes were found during the court-authorized June 2022 search; of the couple's home, the indictment states. It also says the senator performed a web search for 'how much is one kilo of gold worth' and that the envelopes of cash had the fingerprints of Daibes and his driver.

The indictment also charges the senator with providing 'sensitive U.S. Government information and took other steps that secretly aided the Government of Egypt.'



https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/22/15/75731659-12549609-image-a-22_1695393592246.jpg

Menendez and Nadine with Hana


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/22/15/75733201-12549609-image-a-23_1695393653720.jpg

Fred Daibes, Chairman and CEO of Daibes Enterprises, in his Edgewater office



https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/22/15/75732825-12549609-image-a-21_1695393431851.jpg

Businessman Wael Hana (center) is one of the people who allegedly bribed Menendez



Link to indictment

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And now they'll be able to say, "See? Prosecuting Trump isn't political, we indict dems too!"

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...while they soft peddle anything related to Biden's son.

It's not a credible argument in any way you wish to slice it.

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If he had an R by his name Republican would have been the first word in the article.

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Prison, loss of retirement and other benefits and seizure of the gold.

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Hasn't resigned. Wife's going to crack, make a deal with the Feds and this guy will end up dead by a self inflicted bullet in a pay by the hour motel.

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No, but it will work with many democrats.

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And he's not going anywhere. He made that clear while the dems around him call for his resignation.

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If he had an R by his name Republican would have been the first word in the article.

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If he had an R by his name Republican would have been the first word in the article.

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...while they soft peddle anything related to Biden's son.

It's not a credible argument in any way you wish to slice it.

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Why would anyone take bribes these days when the sale of 'art work' is so lucrative?

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Democrat you say? Well I'm sure they will throw the book

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Crooked doesn't necessarily mean smart.  Or he thought he was untouchable.

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The asshole already beat corruption charges once. I guess he felt like he was invincible. Seems like he may actually go down for this one. He needs to resign, but he wont. These creatures have no shame.