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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to pocketing bribes in a

wide-ranging corruption case

By LARRY NEUMEISTER,
ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
and JAKE OFFENHARTZ
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen.
Bob Menendez of New
Jersey pleaded not guilty
on Wednesday to federal
charges accusing him of
pocketing bribes of cash
and gold bars in exchange
for wielding his political
influence to secretly ad-
vance Egyptian interests
and do favors for local
businessmen.
Menendez led his wife, Na-
dine, who also pleaded
not guilty in the case, by
the hand out of the court-
room after the brief hear-
ing in the lower Manhat-
tan federal courthouse
days after prosecutors un-
sealed an indictment al-
leging vast corruption by
the Democrat. The couple
ignored shouted questions
from reporters as they left
the courthouse. Menendez
gave a tight-lipped smile
as he stepped into a car.

Continued on Page 2 Sen. Bob Menendez leaves federal court, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in New York.
Associated Press