Blog First on CNN: Feds prepare criminal corruption charges against Senator Bob Menendez Share This Post Government / National News First on CNN: Feds prepare criminal corruption charges against Senator Bob Menendez By redkudzu_admin on March 6th 2015 No Comments / 70 views Washington (CNN)The Justice Department is preparing to bring criminal corruption charges against New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democrat, alleging he used his Senate office to push the business interests of a Democratic donor and friend in exchange for gifts. People briefed on the case say Attorney General Eric Holder has signed off on prosecutors’ request to proceed with charges, CNN has learned exclusively. An announcement could come within weeks. Prosecutors are under pressure in part because of the statute of limitation on some of the allegations. The case could pose a high-profile test of the Justice Department’s ability to prosecute sitting lawmakers, having already spawned a legal battle over whether key evidence the government has gathered is protected by the Constitution’s Speech and Debate clause. The FBI and prosecutors from the Justice Department’s public integrity section, have pursued a variety of allegations against Menendez, who has called the probe part of “smear campaign” against him. The government’s case centers on Menendez’s relationship with Salomon Melgen, a Florida ophthalmologist who the senator has called a friend and political supporter. Melgen and his family have been generous donors to the senator and various committees the senator is associated with. Read more Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Login with: Continue with Facebook Continue with Google Continue with Twitter Politicians Share This Post redkudzu_admin The goal of this site is to give information. Whether from national sites or locally in Georgia. Related Articles Trump: Republicans Lost in 2012 Because The Ticket Was Too Conservative February 17th 2016 SCOOP: Hillary’s State Dept. Forced The Resignation Of An Ambassador For Using Private E-Mail March 7th 2015 Atlanta Mayor Drops Reality Bomb: It’s Not Police Shooting up Communities, It’s Community Members July 18th 2020