Senator Bob Menendez Claims Illegal Seizure of Gold Bars and Cash in Ongoing FBI Investigation
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Sen. Bob Menendez is seeking to have evidence suppressed in his bribery prosecution, claiming that FBI agents illegally searched his residence as revenge for defeating a prior prosecution. His lawyers argue that search warrants were riddled with misrepresentations and omissions, and that FBI agents seized cash and gold bars during a raid on his home. Menendez and his wife are charged with accepting bribes, and his lawyers are pushing to have the evidence collected from the searches suppressed.
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