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Bob Menendez’s Disastrous Romance

2025/6/18
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Tracy Tully: 在Bob Menendez摆脱贿赂指控后,Nadine Arslanian试图与他发展新的关系。我观察到,在经历了多年的调查后,Bob Menendez终于获得了自由,并且在感情上也恢复了单身,这为他们关系的开始创造了条件。Will Hanna是一个连续创业者,但经济状况不佳,而Nadine和Will Hanna经常一起去不同的餐厅,这显示了他们之间的友谊和社交活动。 Nancy Solomon: 这段故事讲述了新泽西州一段令人惊讶的爱情和腐败的故事,涉及埃及间谍和一个以清真肉类垄断换取美国军事援助的腐败交易。Bob和Nadine Menendez及其同谋因贿赂和其他罪名被判有罪,而书面证据始于他们第一次约会之后。Menendez一直坚定地捍卫人权,并长期致力于推动参议院承认1915年的亚美尼亚种族灭绝,而Nadine与亚美尼亚种族灭绝问题有着密切的联系。在遇到Bob Menendez时,Nadine已经离婚很久了,而且他们两人都迅速地坠入了爱河。案件的核心是清真肉类垄断换取美国军事援助的交易。Menendez与埃及官员举行了一系列会议,这些会议不是由他的工作人员安排的,而是由Nadine安排的。美国农业部的高层试图阻止将清真肉类垄断权交给Wilhana,而Menendez的工作人员也觉得他对埃及关系的处理方式很奇怪。 Josh Paul: 作为参议院外交关系委员会的主席,Menendez拥有很大的权力。通常情况下,参议员搁置或解除对军售的搁置都是有原因的。我个人认为,Menendez非常敏锐和聪明,对政策和政治都有深刻的理解,但是他有时可能有点霸道。

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This chapter details the beginning of Bob Menendez's relationship with Nadine Arslanian, shortly after his previous relationship ended and his acquittal on bribery charges. Their relationship quickly escalated, involving meetings with Egyptian officials and ultimately becoming central to an international bribery case involving a halal meat monopoly and US military aid.
  • Bob Menendez's acquittal on bribery charges
  • His relationship with Nadine Arslanian began shortly after
  • Nadine Arslanian's involvement in arranging meetings with Egyptian officials
  • The connection between their relationship and an international bribery case

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In this week's midweek podcast, we share the next installment of WNYC's Dead End: The Rise and Fall of 'Gold Bar' Bob Menendez). Yesterday, the former senator began an 11-year prison sentence. In this episode, Nancy Solomon takes a look at a relationship that spanned a key chapter in Bob Menendez's political downfall. Nadine Arslanian was a stay at home mom in Englewood cliffs, New Jersey. Within weeks of meeting the Senator, she was arranging off-the-books meetings with Egyptian generals. And what started as a rebound romance turned into the centerpiece of an international bribery case.

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