A top Democrat committee reportedly accepted thousands of dollars from disgraced New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez (D) on the same day federal investigators revealed his bribery charges to the public.
In September, federal investigators unsealed the charges against Menendez, who chaired the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and his wife, Nadine Menendez. The charges included accusations that he benefited from the Egyptian government and engaged in a corrupt scheme.
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That same day, Menendez’s New Millennium PAC wired a $15,000 contribution to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s (DSCC) recount account, filings show. The DSCC is the primary group that works to elect and sustain Democrats in Congress’s upper chamber.
Menendez’s contributions became a point of contention following his indictment, but the embattled Democrat made those transfers before the announcement. His Sept. 22 contribution to the DSCC is the first known donation to any committee made on the same day or after his charges became public.
It does not appear the DSCC returned the money as of the end of September, which is the latest time covered in the most recent filings. The committee previously received $30,000 from Menendez in recent years but has remained mum on those contributions. They did not respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment on the September donation.
Sen. Menendez has been charged with conspiracy to act as a foreign agent, the indictment alleges Menendez “provided sensitive U.S. Government information and took other steps that secretly aided the Government of Egypt.”
Menendez and his wife, Nadine, pleaded not guilty to multiple charges last month. Federal prosecutors indicted the couple on multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right.
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