Sen. Bob Menendez charged with acting as agent of Egypt in superseding indictment
Sen. Bob Menendez charged with acting as agent of Egypt in superseding indictment posted at 17:53:52 UTC via nbcdfw.com Sen. Bob Menendez has been accused of acting as a foreign agent of Egypt in a superseding indictment. The indictment marks the latest federal criminal accusations against Menendez. The longtime New Jersey lawmaker and his wife, Nadine, were previously indicted in New York on federal charges Sen. Bob Menendez has been accused of accepting bribes and acting as a foreign agent for Egypt, according to a superseding federal indictment filed Thursday. For more than four years through June 2022, Menendez, D-N.J., along with his wife and others "willfully and knowingly combined, conspired, confederated, and agreed together and with each other" to have the senator act as an agent for the Egyptian government, the indictment alleges. The indictment also alleges that Menendez, who is up for reelection next year, "provided sensitive U.S. government informatio
