Gold bars featured in Sen. Menendez bribery case linked to 2013 robbery - NBC News

[TexasTowelie]

In 2013, Fred Daibes, a New Jersey businessman, told police that he was the victim of an armed robbery, reporting that at least 22 gold bars were stolen from him. Nearly a decade later, at least four bars linked to the robbery were allegedly found in a FBI search of Sen. Bob Menendez’s home.

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It looks like another plot twist for Senator Menendez. While I suspect that there were intermediaries between Daibes and the senator, it throws up another red flag for the prosecutors to investigate.

[Roy Rolling]

1. More criming

Add insurance fraud to his repertoire.

Likely the “stolen” bars were well-insured and never stolen in the first place.

[hlthe2b]

2. I feel badly for his daughter, Alicia Mendez (currently filling in for Nicole on Dateline Whitehouse--MSNBC)

And though she is appropriately not reporting on issues related to her father, it seems that few other shows are either. The first recent story I heard was just now on "Way Too Early" about the gold bars, so maybe there is not an intentional effort to limit coverage out of sensitivity to his daughter, but her continuous appearances on Nicole's show--which would normally cover the story as much as any other show, seems problematic. Perhaps that is not the best show for her to host right now?

[AllyCat]

3. Out of the Senate, into court,

And to jail if guilty.

Menendez must be removed from the Senate.

[SouthernDem4ever]

4. The possession of stolen property shows who he was dealing with

There's no question he was dealing covertly - at the very least those gold bars were illegal payments or they would have registered those serial numbers in his name. If he were smart he would have had them melted - but he's not a smart crook.