Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / GettyAt a press conference replete with blown-up photographs of gold bars and cash literally stuffed into the pockets of a jacket emblazoned with the words “Senator Menendez,” the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the indictment of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), his wife Nadine Arslanian Menendez, and three other co-defendants.The charges mark the second time in 10 years that Menendez has been hit with federal corruption charges. But
Los Angeles City Councilmember John Lee has been accused of violating government ethics laws as part of an investigation by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission. Lee, who represents the 12th District, which encompasses the northwest half of the San Fernando Valley, is alleged to have accepted gifts in excess of the government set gift […]
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges that he accepted luxurious bribes to help enrich three New Jersey businessmen and benefit Egypt’s government, according to The Associated Press. His wife, Nadine, also pleaded not guilty to the charges that allege the couple entered a “corrupt relationship” with the businessmen, accepting their…