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Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey arrived at federal court in New York Wednesday to answer to charges alleging he used his powerful post to secretly advance Egyptian interests and carry out favors for local businessmen in exchange for bribes of cash and gold bars.
Menendez will make his first court appearance amid growing calls from colleagues that he resign from Congress.
A defiant Menendez has said the allegations are baseless. Menendez says he will be exonerated and he has no intention of leaving the Senate. It’s the second corruption case in a decade against Menendez. Jurors failed to reach a verdict in 2017.
Also set to be arraigned Wednesday is Menendez’s wife, Nadine, who prosecutors say played a key role in collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bribes from three New Jersey businessmen seeking help from the powerful lawmaker. An attorney for Nadine Menendez has said she also denies the allegations and will fight the charges.
Two of the businessmen — Jose Uribe and Fred Daibes — are also expected to be arraigned. The third man, Wael Hana, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges including conspiracy to commit bribery. Hana was arrested at New York’s Kennedy airport Tuesday after returning voluntarily from Egypt to face the charges, and was ordered freed pending trial.
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