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2015-03-06 -Lurid Crime Tales-

BREAKING: N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez to face criminal corruption charges

[VOX] Attorney General Eric Holder has approved a request from his prosecutors to file corruption charges against Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), CNN's Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz reported Friday.
We tried to warn you Bob. All those nice things you said about Bibi... look out my friend.
The planned charges will relate to Menendez's relationship with a major donor, wealthy Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen. Menendez frequently traveled with Melgen, raised money from him -- and advocated for his business interests to federal officials.

Among other things, Menendez twice flew on Melgen's private jet to Melgen's Dominican Republic mansion in 2010, on Melgen's dime, and didn't appropriately disclose the trips. He later paid Melgen back $58,500 for the trips in 2013.
4 When federal officials found that Melgen's clinic had overcharged the government by $8.9 million, Menendez stepped in in Melgen's defense. On one occasion, he met with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the matter. On another, he met with officials from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Menendez's office has denied that there was any wrongdoing, saying that the senator and Melgen were merely longtime friends, that his discussions with federal officials were about "policy issues," and that his initial failure to reimburse Melgen for the flights was just "an oversight."
Ah ha! Melgen was a donor to the Beest and the odious Wasserman Schultz. This could get interesting.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-03-06 16:07|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ] Top

#1 Guess we are going into crush your enemies mode.

Posted by swksvolFF 2015-03-06 17:23|| 2015-03-06 17:23|| Front Page Top

#2 That's pretty bad when even Holder agrees to prosecute.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-03-06 17:29|| 2015-03-06 17:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Christie Kreme will appoint a dem if Menendez resigns, I'm sure.

Posted by M. Murcek 2015-03-06 18:12|| 2015-03-06 18:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Have the state charge him, plea bargain, then get a pardon from the governor. Can do it over night. Double jeopardy kills the fed case. Usually, state-fed play nice nice and don't things like that, but in today's Holder poisoned atmosphere, anything is game.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-03-06 20:26|| 2015-03-06 20:26|| Front Page Top

#5 BTW that gambit was pretty much played in NM to undercut the fed case developing against Donks in the Pay-to-Play corruption in NM. Remember it's Ok when they do it.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-03-06 20:28|| 2015-03-06 20:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Squirrel!!

Got to drive Hillary's emails off the front page!

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-03-06 22:40|| 2015-03-06 22:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Dont get crossways with the democratic machine.

Posted by 49 Pan 2015-03-06 23:43|| 2015-03-06 23:43|| Front Page Top

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