{"id":2176312,"date":"2024-02-14T15:48:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T20:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-menendezs-wife-used-007-phone-in-bribery-scheme-feds-say\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T15:48:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T20:48:14","slug":"bob-menendezs-wife-used-007-phone-in-bribery-scheme-feds-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-menendezs-wife-used-007-phone-in-bribery-scheme-feds-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds claim Bob Menendez&#8217;s spouse employed &#8216;007&#8217; phone for bribery"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbob-menendezs-wife-used-007-phone-in-bribery-scheme-feds-say%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2176312&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Senator Bob Menendez and his \u2064wife Nadine Arslanian<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<figure><figcaption>Image: Senator Bob Menendez and\u2062 his \u200bwife Nadine Arslanian (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty\u2064 Images).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<h3>The &#8220;007 Phone&#8221; and the Bribery Scheme<\/h3>\n<p>In a recent court filing, prosecutors revealed that Sen. Bob Menendez&#8217;s wife, Nadine, was involved in the bribery scheme and \u2063used\u200c a phone referred to as her &#8220;007 phone.&#8221; This nickname, reminiscent of the iconic James Bond character, adds a touch of \u2064intrigue to \u2063the \u2063case.<\/p>\n<p>According to CNN, Menendez \u2062made a\u2063 call to his wife in January \u20622019 using this special phone. The prosecutors highlight this detail to emphasize the couple&#8217;s involvement in the alleged \u2063corruption.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>A Diamond Ring and Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>Prosecutors also claim that businessman Wael Hana, a co-defendant in the case, purchased a\u200c diamond engagement ring for Nadine Menendez as \u2062part \u2062of the bribes. The total amount of\u200d the bribes \u200creached $150,000.<\/p>\n<p>An Egyptian source expressed concern that Hana might have kept \u200dsome of\u2062 the money for himself, \u200dpotentially\u200c damaging the senator&#8217;s relationship. This complaint further strengthens the prosecutors&#8217; argument that Menendez was involved\u200c in a corrupt relationship for the benefit of Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>Hana&#8217;s \u2064attorney stated that\u200d they would soon respond to these allegations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Secret Recordings and Not Guilty Pleas<\/h3>\n<p>The case against Senator Menendez has intensified recently. He\u2062 faces\u2064 charges of accepting bribes and using his influence to benefit businessmen, as well\u200c as \u2062the Egyptian\u200c and Qatari governments. Last week, prosecutors revealed the existence of secret recordings of the senator&#8217;s conversations with\u200c Egyptian businessmen.<\/p>\n<p>All the defendants,\u2064 including Menendez, have\u2062 pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Bob Menendez&#8217;s wife, Nadine, used a phone dubbed her &#8220;007 phone&#8221; in the alleged bribery scheme, according to prosecutors. Menendez contacted her in January 2019 on this specific phone, as stated in a court filing on Monday. 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