Sen. Menendez returns to New York court to enter plea to new conspiracy charge

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returns to court Monday to enter an expected not guilty plea to a conspiracy charge alleging that he acted as an agent of the Egyptian government even as he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Menendez, 69, was scheduled to appear in the afternoon before Judge Sidney H. Stein at federal court in Manhattan. The Democrat stepped down from his powerful post leading the Senate committee after he was charged last month.

Menendez has resisted calls from more than 30 Democrats that he resign. The rewritten indictment added a charge alleging that the senator, his wife and one of the businessmen conspired to have Menendez act as an agent of the government of Egypt and Egyptian officials. As a member of Congress, Menendez is prohibited from acting as an agent for a foreign government. Menendez is accused of passing information to the Egyptians about the staff at the U.S.

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Sen. Menendez returns to New York court to enter plea to new conspiracy chargeU.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is returning to Manhattan federal court to enter a not guilty plea to a conspiracy charge alleging that he acted as an agent of the Egyptian government even as he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Menendez was scheduled to appear before Judge Sidney H. Stein on Monday afternoon.
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