Menendez accused of acting as foreign agent to Egyptian government in superseding indictment

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) faces an additional charge of acting as a foreign agent, according to a superseding indictment filed Thursday.

Menendez is accused of conspiring with his wife, Nadine Arslanian, and New Jersey businessman Wael “Will” Hana to act as an agent of the Egyptian government between January 2018 and June 2022. They are each charged with conspiracy for a public official to act as a foreign agent.

“Among other actions, Menendez provided sensitive U.S. Government information and took other steps that secretly aided the Government of Egypt,” the indictment reads.

The New Jersey Democrat has pleaded not guilty to three other federal charges that he accepted luxurious bribes to help enrich three New Jersey businessmen and benefit Egypt’s government. The bribes included “cash, gold, payments toward a home mortgage, compensation for a low-or-no-show job, a luxury vehicle and other things of value,” according to the indictment.