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Menendez indictment alleges pressuring of USDA, manipulation of US beef exports

09/22/23 5:41 PM By Bill Tomson
KEYWORDS Agriculture Department beef Bob Menendez bribery charges Egypt FAS halal Senate Foreign Relations Committee USDA

A key scheme involved in the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., angered the Agriculture Department but resulted in associates of the couple getting a lucrative monopoly on halal certification for U.S. beef exports to Egypt.

Bill tomson

Bill Tomson
Senior Trade Editor

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