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U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, His Wife, And Three New Jersey Businessmen Charged With Bribery Offenses

In-Depth Coverage

Friday, September 22, 2023

For Immediate Release  
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York

Robert Menendez Allegedly Agreed to Use His Official Position to  Benefit Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, Fred Daibes, and the Government of Egypt  in Exchange for Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars of Bribes to Menendez  and His Wife Nadine Menendez, Which Included Gold Bars, Cash, and a  Luxury Convertible

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District  of New York, and James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the  New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"),  announced that an Indictment was unsealed this morning charging U.S.  Senator ROBERT MENENDEZ, his wife NADINE MENENDEZ, a/k/a "Nadine  Arslanian," and three New Jersey businessmen, WAEL HANA, a/k/a "Will  Hana," JOSE URIBE, and FRED DAIBES, with participating in a years-long  bribery scheme. The Indictment alleges that MENENDEZ and his wife,  NADINE MENENDEZ, accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes  from HANA, URIBE, and DAIBES in exchange for MENENDEZ's agreement to use  his official position to protect and enrich them and to benefit the  Government of Egypt. Among other things, MENENDEZ agreed and sought to  pressure a senior official at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in an  effort to protect a business monopoly granted to HANA by Egypt, disrupt a  criminal case undertaken by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office  related to associates of URIBE, and disrupt a federal criminal  prosecution brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of  New Jersey against DAIBES. MENENDEZ, NADINE MENENDEZ, HANA, URIBE, and  DAIBES are expected to appear in federal court in Manhattan on  Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. The case is assigned to  U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: "As the grand jury  charged, between 2018 and 2022, Senator Menendez and his wife engaged in  a corrupt relationship with Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes -  three New Jersey businessmen who collectively paid hundreds of thousands  of dollars of bribes, including cash, gold, a Mercedes Benz, and other  things of value - in exchange for Senator Menendez agreeing to use his  power and influence to protect and enrich those businessmen and to  benefit the Government of Egypt. My Office is firmly committed to  rooting out corruption, without fear or favor, and without any regard to  partisan politics. We will continue to do so."

FBI Assistant Director in Charge James Smith said: "The FBI has made  investigating public corruption a top priority since our founding ‡±  nothing has changed. The alleged conduct in this conspiracy damages the  public's faith in our system of government and brings undue scorn to the  honest and dedicated public servants who carry out their duties on a  daily basis. To those inclined to use the status of their public office  for personal benefit, or those willing to provide bribes in an attempt  to gain influence from a public official, the FBI will ensure that you  face the consequences in the criminal justice system for your  underhanded dealings."

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