Feds Add More Charges Against Sen. Menendez. This Time Bribery Allegations Involve Qatar.
The charges are piling up, but he refuses to step down.
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Federal Prosecutors Fire Back at Sen. Menendez in Misconduct Case
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors are fighting back against claims by Sen. Robert Menendez that the allegations against him are based on lies by the FBI and misconduct by the government. The Wall Street Journal reports that the New Jersey Democrat is accusing prosecutors of relying on misstatements by girlfriends, lawmakers and members of…
Investigation of Democratic Senator Gives New Chances to DOJ’s Public Integrity Section
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The revamped anti-corruption unit of the Justice Department ha an opportunity to redeem itself in the federal corruption investigation of Sen. Robert Menendez, the Los Angeles Times reports. The top leadership of the Public Integrity Section resigned after an embarrassing slip up led to the dismissal of Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens’…
OIG Report: Border Patrol Lacks Proper Training, Reporting on Use of Force
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A new report suggests reforms at Border Patrol are needed to prevent excessive use of force, NBC Latino reports. Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General generated the report at the request of Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, and 15 members of Congress following media reports of an undocumented immigrant who died in…
FBI Agents Investigating Sen. Menendez Are Accused of Brow-Beating Two Maids for Information
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents investigating claims that U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez was attending sex parties with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic are accused of brow-beating two maids for information, the Miami Herald reports. The maids are asking the Dominican National Police to investigate the FBI’s handling of them, saying they were illegally detained and…