Sen. Bob Menendez Indicted and Convicted

[DoggyDaddy]

Right. Its all about optics. Like mentioning offhand some ancient unrelated criminal charge in his past.

But what upstanding person keeps that much on hand? (He must have gotten that illegally. No honest person keeps that much on hand.)
or
Who needs that much ammo? (he must be a future mass shooter or violent crackpot)

Well, there's this from the article above...

"According to the indictment, searches of Menendez’ home and safe deposit box that federal agents conducted in 2022 turned up nearly $500,000 in cash, including in envelopes inside jackets emblazoned with Menendez’s name.

Prosecutors say some of the envelopes had the fingerprints or DNA of one of the business contacts from whom the senator is accused of taking bribes.

The federal investigators who searched Menendez’s home also found a “luxury vehicle paid for by [Jose] Uribe parked in the garage,” as well as home furnishings from other business contacts and gold bars."

 

[stocknup]

The federal investigators who searched Menendez’s home also found a “luxury vehicle paid for by [Jose] Uribe parked in the garage,” as well as home furnishings from other business contacts and gold bars."

Did his "Luxury Vehicle " happen to be a Corvette ? Wonder if the envelopes of cash and gold bars were in a box next to his car in the garage ..........( Oh wait ..............wrong criminal )

 

[drillsgt]

Wasn't he already on trial for something and beat that?

 

[printcraft]

One analysis performed by Auburn University and published in the Journal of Economics and Finance claimed to find that the odds of a return as large as Clinton obtained during the period in question were about one in 31 trillion.

The hag is THAT good.

DC needs a big fat asteroid. They are all sleaze.

 

[Ingomike]

more relevant would be how politicians making $200,000 /yr - would have $10,000,000 after 4 years in office

Robert Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2006. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Jon Corzine, and chaired the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 2013 to 2015, and again since 2021.

In 1974, at the age of 20, Menendez was elected to the Union City School District's Board of Education. He received degrees from Saint Peter's University and Rutgers Law School. In 1986, he was elected mayor of Union City. In 1988, while continuing to serve as mayor, he was elected to represent the state's 33rd district in the New Jersey General Assembly and, within three years, moved to the New Jersey Senate, upon winning the March 1991 special election for the 33rd Senate district. The next year, Menendez won a seat in the House of Representatives and represented New Jersey's 13th congressional district for six two-year terms, from 1993 to 2006. In January 2006, he was appointed to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Jon Corzine (who had been elected governor of New Jersey), and was elected to a full six-year term in November; he was reelected in 2012 and 2018.

A lifetime of graft more likely…

 

[Ingomike]

Wasn't he already on trial for something and beat that?

In 2015, Menendez was indicted on federal corruption charges; the jury was unable to reach a verdict, and the charges were dropped in 2018. In April 2018, the United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics "severely admonished" Menendez for accepting gifts from donor Salomon Melgen without obtaining committee approval, for failing to disclose certain gifts, and for using his position as a senator to advance Melgen's interests.

 

[snapping turtle]

On its face, I say "so?"

I had no idea maintaining physical financial assets means you are guilty, or that those assets are automatically nefarious.

[rhetorical]
How many here have significant stockpiles of fiancial assets stashed for the unthinkable? Are you guilty of illegal acts or corruption simply because you have some cash and precious metals too? /rhetorical

This is simply an attempt to use greed/jealousy to paint him as evil to the common man.

For my assumption, how much is too much if you are holding physical assets?

I guess you have never been hounded by the BLUE forces in your local community or state. It is very common to loose cash/cars/homes/collectibles ect by our brothers in BLUE using the following.

Civil forfeiture in the United States - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Not bashing BLUE brothers on this forum but I hope you don't use the above enforcing the government's will on the people.

 

[KG1]

On its face, I say "so?"

I had no idea maintaining physical financial assets means you are guilty, or that those assets are automatically nefarious.

[rhetorical]
How many here have significant stockpiles of fiancial assets stashed for the unthinkable? Are you guilty of illegal acts or corruption simply because you have some cash and precious metals too? /rhetorical

This is simply an attempt to use greed/jealousy to paint him as evil to the common man.

For my assumption, how much is too much if you are holding physical assets?

I'm holding about $1.25 worth of physical assets in my couch cushions.

 

[Nugget]

The federal investigators who searched Menendez’s home also found a “luxury vehicle paid for by [Jose] Uribe parked in the garage,” as well as home furnishings from other business contacts and gold bars."

This one...???

 

[DoggyDaddy]

This one...???

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I don't think so...

"In conducting these court-authorized searches, agents found certain of the fruits of MENENDEZ's and NADINE MENENDEZ's corrupt bribery agreement with WAEL HANA, a/k/a "Will Hana," JOSE URIBE, and FRED DAIBES, the defendants, including cash, gold, the luxury vehicle, and home furnishings. "

"The conspiracy counts also charge his wife Nadine, and three people described as New Jersey associates and businessmen, Wael Hana, Jose Uribe and Fred Daibes."

 

[Creedmoor]

On its face, I say "so?"

I had no idea maintaining physical financial assets means you are guilty, or that those assets are automatically nefarious.

[rhetorical]
How many here have significant stockpiles of fiancial assets stashed for the unthinkable? Are you guilty of illegal acts or corruption simply because you have some cash and precious metals too? /rhetorical

This is simply an attempt to use greed/jealousy to paint him as evil to the common man.

For my assumption, how much is too much if you are holding physical assets?

I'll go with, because if it was clean cash, it would be invested and making a return.
Clean people, don't keep a half a million in cash on hand to go to the grocery store.

 

[Twangbanger]

I'll go with, because if it was clean cash, it would be invested and making a return.
Clean people, don't keep a half a million in cash on hand to go to the grocery store.

Correct. High school educated people in INGOland keeping a few thousand in the coffee cans at their backwoods bugout latrine sites = emergency preps. Expected behavior in keeping with their education level, sensibilities, and position in life. They don't believe in coincidences, always have a conspiracy theory cooking, and are certain Joe Biden is about to step down, martial law will be declared, and "the system will crumble." They're just acting in accordance with who they are. It may be low-brow behavior, but not an indication of anything untoward. "They's just good peepul."

Highly-connected, wealthy people who a) believe in the system, b) profit off the system, and c) help perpetuate the system...keeping millions out of the bank? Jaah, that's a crook.

"Oh yeah, the connected people know the system is gonna crumble...that's why they keep millions on hand..."

 

[DadSmith]

Democrats abandon Menendez following new indictment: Final straw

Democrats are urging Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to step down following allegations of accepting bribes, including gold bars, cash, and a luxury car, to assist Egypt's government and local businessmen. C

www.conservativenewsdaily.net

 

[printcraft]

Yep pretty much all of them are corrupt scum bags.

 

[Cavman]

View attachment 301007

Yep pretty much all of them.

They're all corrupt

 

[loudgroove]

If anyone believes there is an honest politician, then I have some ocean front property in Nebraska to sale you dirt cheap. You should be able to pay it off in under 5 years. Who's interested? lol

 

[jwamplerusa]

My Father often used a statement he attributed to his Grandfather, likely born in the mid to late 1800s. It went something like this.

"The first term they're working for you. The second term and on they're working for themselves, so just take them out and hang'em."

There is probably a lot of wisdom in that statement...

 

[KellyinAvon]

Dupe

Steakhouse Bob busted

Senator Bob Menendez of NJ charged with accepting bribes, a search of his house turns up gold bars and 500K in cash. Wonder if he will do any time?

www.indianagunowners.com

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Boys and girls, this is a lesson on what happens to you when you don’t kick up to the Big Guy.

Any questions?

 

[KellyinAvon]

If the upset would’ve happened and a Republican was the Governor of NJ… anybody think old Bob would be busted now?