Witness at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial says meat-export monopoly made costs soar

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A witness at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial says the cost of certifying that meat sent to Egypt follows Islamic dietary requirements skyrocketed after a single U.S. company was given a monopoly in a cozy deal prosecutors say Menendez arranged.

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., leaves federal court Thursday, May 16, 2024, in New York. Bob Menendez's

Tate said the cost of certifying a container the size of an 18-wheel truck carrying 23 tons of meat rose dramatically from between $200 and $400 a container to more than $5,000 for the same service after Hana's company gained its monopoly. Tate was the second witness to testify at a trial that began Monday with jury selection that stretched into three days. The senator's wife, Nadine Menendez, was also arrested when charges were unveiled last fall, but her trial hast been delayed after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, her husband revealed Thursday. She has pleaded not guilty.

On Thursday, Hana's attorney, Lawrence Lustberg, said in an opening statement that his client did nothing wrong in building his business. Lustberg said Hana's company in March 2021 signed a five-year contract to certify all U.S. meats sent to Egypt after Egypt concluded that U.S. companies which had been doing it were doing a poor job.

 

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