Today, Sen. Menendez was hit with a new indictment which includes some additional charges. Now, in addition to the previous charges accusing him of acting as an agent of Egypt, he is also accused of helping a New Jersey businessman make a deal with Qatar in exchange for expensive gifts including a nice watch and some gold bars.
The latest indictment alleges Menendez introduced [real estate developer Fred] Daibes, who was seeking an investment, to a member of the Qatari royal family and principal of the Qatari Investment Company. While the Qatari investment fund was weighing an investment, Menendez made multiple public statements supporting the government of Qatar, according to the indictment.
“Menendez provided Daibes with these statements so that Daibes could share them with the Qatari Investor and a Qatari government officials associated with the Qatari Investment Company,”…
