US Senator Bob Menendez said the FBI misled judges to obtain search warrants that led to the seizure of almost $500,000 in cash and 13 gold bars at his New Jersey home that are at the heart of a bribery case against him.
Menendez’s lawyers said in a court filing Monday seeking to suppress the evidence that agents falsely characterized a conversation in Arabic involving a confidential source. The FBI later “ransacked” his belongings after improperly obtaining multiple warrants for his home, devices and iCloud account, the lawyers said.