Prosecutors in Sen. Bob Menendez bribery case cite recordings by 'confidential source'
Federal prosecutors cited previously undisclosed recordings from a confidential informant in a new filing that fires back at an effort by Sen.
Federal prosecutors cited previously undisclosed recordings from a confidential informant in a new filing that fires back at an effort by Sen. Bob Menendez's attorneys to dismiss the indictment accusing him of accepting bribes from a foreign government and conspiring to act as a foreign agent.
In a 196-page filing, prosecutors referred to the existence of recordings, made by at least one "confidential source" who discusses the case, and a host of evidence they intend to introduce.
A spokesperson and an attorney for Menendez, D-N.J., did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday night.
Prosecutors wrote in the filing that “the recording by a confidential source discussing the bribery scheme reflects that there was no honor among thieves." The recording also suggested that Menendez and his wife had been "swindled" by co-defendant Wael Hana, a New Jersey businessman, who had not given them “the full value of the bribes they should have received," they wrote.
An attorney for Hana did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday night.
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