Donald Trump Announces Pardons and Commutations for 143 People in Last Hours of Presidency
President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday night that he had pardoned and commuted the sentences of 143 people in the final hours of his presidency.
Salomon Melgen
Bob Menendez Mistrial Makes Prosecution Look More Like Obama Political Hit
Given the Obama administration’s spying on members of Congress, and the mistrial, it seems more likely that Bob Menendez was the victim of a political hit over the Iran deal.
DOJ Drops Bombshell in Menendez Corruption Trial: Dozen More Unreimbursed Flights Paid for by Co-Defendant Melgen
On Wednesday the Department of Justice dropped a bombshell in the public corruption trial against Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and co-defendant Dr. Salomon Melgen, set to begin in a New Jersey federal courtroom on September 6.
Sen. Menendez Faces Federal Corruption Trial, Unless Supreme Court Intervenes
WASHINGTON—Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) has lost his final opportunity for a federal appeals court to spare him from multiple corruption indictments, leaving him with only the hope of an intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court to avoid a trial on 22 felonies that could send him to prison for years.
Menendez Donor Salomon Melgen Charged with 76 Counts over Medicare Fraud Scheme
The Florida doctor charged in a political corruption case along with New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez was indicted Tuesday in a 76-count Medicare fraud scheme that prosecutors said attempted to bilk the health care program out of as much as $190 million.
Bob Menendez Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption Charges
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he accepted nearly $1 million in gifts and campaign contributions from a longtime friend in exchange for a stream of political favors, and his lawyer compared the case to the government’s failed prosecutions of former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards.
Obama Administration Indicts Sen. Bob Menendez
The New Jersey Democrat, an influential voice on foreign policy, was accused of using his office to improperly benefit a Florida eye doctor and political donor who provided him with trips aboard his luxury jet.
AP Source: Feds Moving Closer to Charging Menendez Donor Salomon Melgen
The person said prosecutors are expected to bring charges against Dr. Salomon Melgen, whose medical offices were raided two years ago by federal authorities and who has been a political donor and longtime Menendez friend.
Sen. Menendez Falls Short of New Jersey News Conference Standards
No doubt, there will be more news conferences ahead for Menendez. But he’ll have a difficult time topping the New Jersey standards set by previous politicians.
Bob Menendez Tells Press ‘I Am Not Going Anywhere,’ Ducks Questions
Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) brusquely denied any wrongdoing in a press conference Friday evening responding to reports that he will face federal corruption charges.