Senator Menendez Under Investigation Over Lavish Gifts From Company Tied to Egypt

The Department of Justice is investigating whether Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife received expensive gifts, including a Mercedes-Benz, a luxury D.C. apartment, money, and jewelry.
The gifts may have come from the owner or associates of an Edgewater, N.J., business that won a controversial exclusive contract to perform Halal meat certification with the Egyptian government.
Menendez denies any wrongdoing and says he believes the investigation will end up amounting to nothing.
The FBI is investigating whether any executive or associate of the New Jersey company paid any bribe to any Egyptian official, which could violate U.S. anti-bribery laws.
The investigation is also examining whether the alleged gifts were properly disclosed on tax filings by Menendez and his wife.