Four bribery charges against Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., were dropped in the federal lawsuit against the lawmaker and his Dominican eye doctor. Although four charges were dropped, other bribery and fraud charges remain.
Sen. Bob Menendez, whom a federal grand jury had indicted on corruption charges in April, on Monday accused prosecutors of violating the independence of Congress.
A federal judge heard argument on whether Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., should have his alleged corruption trial moved from New Jersey. Following an hour's worth of arguments on Tuesday morning, U.S. District Court Judge William Walls ruled Menendez's trial will not move to Washington, D.C. and will remain in New Jersey.
Following the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) formally filing criminal corruption charges against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., lawmakers from local and federal levels have reiterated their support for the New Jersey Democrat.
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez could encounter criminal corruption charges from the U.S. Department of Justice due to his affiliation with Dr. Salomon Melgen, a 60-year-old Dominican ophthalmologist in Florida. Who exactly is Dr. Melgen?
