Sen. Robert Menendez

Sen. Menendez Scandal Similar To Past Troubles Within Congress

An ethical cloud is following Sen. Robert Menendez in Washington, even as he plays starring roles in some of Congress’ most fraught domestic and foreign policy dramas.

2013/05/04

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

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)

AP: US Government Delayed Arrest Of Senator’s Illegal Immigrant Intern

Federal immigration agents were prepared to arrest an illegal immigrant and registered sex offender days before the November elections but were ordered by Washington to hold off after officials warned of “significant interest” from Congress and news organizations because the suspect was a volunteer intern for Sen. Robert Menendez, according to internal agency documents provided to Congress.

2013/01/15

File photo of Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. (credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

AP: Menendez Employed Illegal Immigrant Who Was Registered Sex Offender

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez employed as an unpaid intern in his Senate office an illegal immigrant who was a registered sex offender, now under arrest by immigration authorities, The Associated Press has learned. The Homeland Security Department instructed federal agents not to arrest him until after Election Day, a U.S. official involved in the case told the AP.

2012/12/12

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