Dominican Republic

File photo of N.J. Sen. Robert Menendez. (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Report: Grand Jury Investigating Menendez

Sen. Robert Menendez is being investigated by a Miami federal grand jury for his role in advocating for the business interests of a wealthy donor and friend, The Washington Post reported Thursday.

2013/03/15

File photo of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J. (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Menendez: I’m Looking Forward To Whatever Evidence Emerges In DR Courts That Vindicates Me

Sen. Robert Menendez, who has maintained all along that he never paid prostitutes for sex, said he is looking forward to whatever evidence emerges from courts in the Dominican Republic to vindicate him.

2013/03/05

File photo of Sen. Bob Menendez. (credit: Getty Images)

Menendez’ Bill Could Have Aided Donor’s Investment

Sen. Robert Menendez sponsored legislation with incentives for natural gas vehicle conversions that would benefit the biggest political donor to his re-election, the same eye doctor whose private jet Menendez used for two personal trips to the Dominican Republic, an Associated Press investigation found.

2013/03/04

File photo of N.J. Sen. Robert Menendez. (credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Report: Menendez Emails Sought To Aid Donor’s Firm

Emails between Sen. Robert Menendez’s office and the Homeland Security Department describe efforts by his staff in January to thwart U.S. donations of cargo-screening equipment to the government of the Dominican Republic. Donated equipment could have jeopardized a port security contract benefiting a close Menendez associate and fundraiser.

2013/02/11

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., speaks at the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development hearing on 'Recovering From Superstorm Sandy: Rebuilding our Housing and Transportation Infrastructure' on Capitol Hill, on Dec. 20, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Menendez: I Reimbursed Donor Nearly $60G For Dominican Republic Trips

Sen. Robert Menendez’s office says he reimbursed a prominent Florida political donor $58,500 in recent months for the full cost of two of three trips Menendez took on the donor’s plane to the Dominican Republic in 2010.

2013/01/31

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