Senator Bob Menendez (NJ-D) in recent months has been opposing President Obama on key issues such as Cuba. Whether it was due to the fact he was tired of politics as usual and decided to stick with his convictions or if it was due to the fact he knew he was going to get hit with criminal charges and didn’t care if he made Obama mad, one will never know. What we do know is on Friday the news hit he is expected to be criminally charged by the Feds.
The nature of the charges come from his relationship with Florida eye doctor and political donor, Salomon Melgen. It is said he used his office to promote the business interests of the donor in exchange for gifts.Menendez’s communication director, Tricia Enright released the following statement about the impending charges:
As we have said before, we believe all of the senator’s actions have been appropriate and lawful, and the facts will ultimately confirm that.
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CNN reported Attorney General Eric Holder gave the green light for prosecutors to proceed with charges and they are expected to formally be announced in the upcoming weeks.
Holder is currently out of state with President Obama and has since declined to comment.
As for Menendez’s doctor friend Melgen, he is also being accused of over billing Medicare.The government’s case against Senator Menendez is focusing on plane trips he took in 2010 to the Dominican Republic as a guest of Dr. Melgen.
Prosecutors are said to also be looking at if Menendez advocated for Melgen’s business in a Dominican Republic government contract.
Back in 2013 Senator Menendez also made national headlines when it was alleged he was having alcohol-fueled sex with underage prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. He supposedly accompanied with Dr. Melgen that time as well.