Prosecutors allege that Senator Robert Menendez took bribes in exchange for approving arms sales and leaking sensitive information to Egyptian government

Prosecutors allege that Senator Robert Menendez took bribes in exchange for approving arms sales and leaking sensitive information to Egyptian government

  • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    $100k in gold bars didn’t seem like a lot to me, so I looked it up. One ounce of gold goes for about $2000, so he had about 50 ounces of gold (or a little over 3lbs). It’s still a lot, but it’s not like he had Fort Knox hidden under his bed.

    Note: I am not defending him. I’m more commenting on the headline sensationalizing him having gold bars.