Chairman of the US Congress Foreign Relations Committee, from New JerseyDemocratic Senator Mer Nanye was accused of accepting bribes by the federal government.
Comprehensive China News Agency and Reuters reported that a indictment announced by the Court of Federal District, the South Federal District of New York, USA showed that 69 -year -old Bob Menndez and the 69 -year -old Bob Menndez andHis wife Nading was charged with bribes such as gold bars, luxury cars and cash in exchange for the use of his influence in foreign affairs to secretly assist the interests including the Egyptian government.When searching the residences of Merinee and Nading, investigators discovered nearly $ 500,000 cash (about S $ 680,000) and gold bars worth 100,000 US dollars in clothes and wardrobes.
Senate leader Shu Mo said in a statement that Mermanentis temporarily resigned from the post of chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee until the case was resolved.New Jersey Governor, Democratic Murphy, and several other Democratic government officials and members of the House of Representatives called on Mergiede to resign as a senator.
The indictment shows that the bribes received by Mermane and Nadding also include the payment of housing mortgage loans and compensation for low salaries or absence of work.Merchant in the state.There are three charges of Mermaner's charged.In one of the cases involved in the crime, Mermanent tried to secretly provide sensitive US government information to Egypt.Among the two other cases involved, Mergiez tried to influence the criminal investigation and prosecution of the two New Jersey businessmen.
The indictment shows that the U.S. Department of Agriculture contacted the Egyptian government in 2019 to oppose relevant Egyptian departments to the monopoly power of Mernees to the United States.However, the contact person in Mer Nerous's office met with other people including an Egyptian intelligence official and asked for help.Two days later, Mertane Dus called officials of the US Department of Agriculture and asked them to stop related opposition.
The New York Times reported that shortly after the prosecution was announced, Mermaner denied the content in the indictment and said that the relevant allegations were "behind the scenes".Suppress my voice and dig out my political grave. ""Once all the facts are clear, this problem will be solved."
It is reported that this is the second time that Mermanent has faced allegations for suspected corruption in 10 years.As early as 2015, Mer Nun Des had been accused of multiple charges. The charges include the gift and campaign donation of nearly $ 1 million in the value of an old friend, and repayment with financial interests.However, because the jury was unable to make a ruling, the relevant allegations were revoked in 2018.
