An Egyptian businessman — who is charged with bribing Sen. Bob Menendez with gold bars — tried to claimed Tuesday, through his lawyer, that they weren’t friends.
with gold bars tried to distance himself from the alleged crooked pol Tuesday by claiming, through his lawyer, that they weren’t friends.
Magistrate Judge Ona Wang allowed Hana to walk free on a $5 million personal bond secured by $300,000 cash and shares of company Capitol Management LLC. It was unclear what Hana’s relationship was to the company.He was charged in a sweeping indictment Friday with having a corrupt agreement with Menendez, in which the since-resigned chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee would allegedly dole out political favors for the Egyptian government and for Hana in exchange for the bribes.
Hana’s company, IS EG Halal, was also given a monopoly on halal certifications on American food going to Egypt, despite no prior experience in such certifications. When American officials pushed back on the monopoly, Menendez went to bat for Hana, prosecutors alleged.Hana’s lawyer said his client left his wife and three kids behind in Egypt to appear for the case.
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