Superseding indictment accuses Senator Menendez of foreign agent activities

Senator Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, now faces additional allegations of acting as a foreign agent and accepting substantial bribes, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, to advance the interests of the Egyptian government using his position and influence as a Senator.

These fresh charges have been detailed in a recently filed superseding indictment by a grand jury in Manhattan on Thursday.

A superseding indictment serves as a formal legal document issued by a grand jury, aimed at supplanting and expanding upon a prior indictment in a criminal case. It is typically utilized when new evidence or charges emerge after the initial indictment has already been issued.

Menendez, together with his wife Nadine and three other New Jersey businessmen, had initially been charged in connection with a federal bribery scheme on September 23.

The indictment explicitly alleges that, among various actions, Menendez provided sensitive information pertaining to the U.S. government and took covert steps to support the Government of Egypt.