Menendez may attempt to lay the blame for the alleged conspiracy on his wife, Nadine, whose trial was delayed due to a medical issue.
He's forcefully denied the charges against him and has said that he will prove his innocence while claiming that he is being persecuted by prosecutors
The contract, prosecutors say, made Hana's company the only business able to certify US food exports to Egypt as compliant with halal standards. In addition to his alleged agreement to use his position to facilitate military sales and financing to Egypt, Menendez also passed along sensitive information to his wife about who was serving at the US Embassy in Cairo, prosecutors say. His wife, in turn, sent the information to Hana, who forwarded it to an Egyptian government official.
In May, Uribe pleaded guilty to seven counts related to the bribery scheme involving Menendez and his co-defendants and agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors in the case, including by testifying at the trial.Ultimately, according to the indictment, Menendez's influence campaigns were unsuccessful. The New Jersey case against Daibes is ongoing.
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