


Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and his wife were hit with another superseding indictment from a federal court in New York on Tuesday that alleges obstruction of justice, a new charge on top of the bribery charges the pair already face.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and his wife, Nadine Menendez, are now facing obstruction of justice ... [+]
Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez, face obstruction of justice charges in the new indictment, which argues the pair made their lawyers make “false and misleading statements” to prosecutors about payments that prosecutors allege were actually bribes, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.
The new charges come on top of charges alleging Menendez acted as a foreign agent of the Egyptian government and criminal bribery charges for allegedly maintaining a “corrupt relationship” with three New Jersey businessmen.
Menendez has pleaded not guilty to the previous charges against him, though one of the businessmen and co-defendants in the bribery case pleaded guilty last week to seven counts, including conspiracy to commit bribery.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.