Democrat Bob Menendez and Wife Get Federal Indictment Charges for Bribery | EWTN News Nightly

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A government shutdown is fast approaching. Lawmakers have only 8 days to pass a short-term fix, but first Capitol Hill is rocked by the news of federal indictment charges against New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez and his wife. They are accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for the senator's influence with 3 businessmen in the state that benefited the country of Egypt. Prosecutors laid out their case this afternoon. Prosecutors allege the bribes included gold bars, $480,000 in cash, home mortgage payments and even a luxury vehicle. This is the second set of corruption charges levied against Menendez by the Justice Department in a decade. He previously fought off conspiracy, bribery charges related to alleged personal favors. Menendez is up for re-election next year, and has been in the Senate since 2006. Meanwhile, Americans are left wondering if the government will shut down October 1st. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sent members home, after Republicans couldn't even agree to start debating a defense spending bill. Capitol Hill Correspondent, Erik Rosales reports. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn Subscribe to EWTN’s YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3hBbdVX EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 40th year, is the largest religious media network in the world and was founded by Mother Mary Angelica, PCPA. The Daily Televised Mass is broadcast live 7 days a week at 7:00 a.m CST (watch it here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/watch-live). The Mass is uploaded to YouTube every day along with many other programs. To contact EWTN, send an email to our Viewer Services team at viewer@ewtn.com or call 1-800-447-3986. To learn more about EWTN please visit https://www.ewtn.com Donate now - https://bit.ly/3pBGjRU Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ewtnonline Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTN Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnmedia/

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