US EditionSen. Bob Menendez, allegedly bribed with gold bars, hires attorney nicknamed ‘Gold Bars’
- Sen. Robert Menendez has chosen attorney Robert 'Gold Bars' Luskin, who received over $500,000 in gold bars for his past legal work, to join his defense team.
- Menendez maintains his innocence, but has faced condemnation from Republicans and Democrats alike.
- Menendez faces accusations of accepting approximately $150,000 in gold bars, cash payments, and a Mercedes in exchange for sensitive information. He is set to go to trial in May.
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Bob Menendez hires new lawyer for bribery case nicknamed 'Gold Bars'
Robert Luskin, Bob Menendez (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)(U.S. Attorney's Office via AP)(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Bob Menendez hires new lawyer for bribery case nicknamed 'Gold Bars' Julia Johnson November 22, 08:47 AM November 22, 08:47 AM Video Embed Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has reportedly tapped a new lawyer to defend him against charges of corruption, bribery, and conspiracy to act as a foreign agent …
Bob Menendez Hires Attorney Nicknamed ‘Gold Bars’ After Prosecutors Say He Took Gold Bars as Bribes
AP Photo/Seth Wenig The writers’ strike may be over, but the latest twist in Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery case has all the hallmarks of scab work. The U.S. senator from New Jersey was indicted in federal court in Manhattan in September for allegedly using his position on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to benefit the government of Egypt. In exchange, prosecutors say he and his wife received hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the…
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