Sen. Robert Menendez spent years helping the Egyptian-American imam behind the controversial ground zero mosque — a plan the embattled Democrat later championed.
Friday, along with his wife, for schemes that allegedly benefited the government of Egypt and three New Jersey businessmen.
At the same time, Rauf was in business with developer Fred Daibes — the Menendez political benefactor who allegedly bribed him with gold bars and cash, and who was named as a Menendez co-defendant Friday.New Jersey developer Fred Daibes, a longtime Menendez ally, is accused of showering the senator with cash and gold bars for help with his business deals.Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York say they found gold bars from Daibes in the home Menendez shares with his wife Nadine.
, and $566,000 in cash “stuffed in envelopes.” Another $70,000 in cash was found in Nadine’s safe deposit box. The feds say Menendez also received mortgage payments and paid for a low-show or no-show job and home furnishings.
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