Federal prosecutors alleged in a superseding indictment filed Thursday that New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez conspired to act as a foreign agent of Egypt while serving as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Menendez, a Democrat, was indicted alongside his wife, Nadine Arslanian, on federal corruption charges last month. Prosecutors allege that the senator accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes—including gold, cash and a luxury vehicle—in exchange for advancing the interests of three New Jersey businessmen and the interests of Egypt.
According to Thursday’s filing, Menendez and his wife also “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. Prosecutors also accused Menendez of providing “sensitive U.S. Government information and took other steps that secretly aided the Government of Egypt.”
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Menendez has previously dismissed the charges against him and ignored calls by his fellow Democrats to resign. He is currently set to run for reelection in 2024.
This is a developing story. It will be updated as information becomes available.