Melgen, Menendez’s co-defendant in the public corruption case, was convicted on 67 felony counts of Medicare fraud in April 2017. In January, the DOJ dropped the charges against Menendez.ĭr.
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Menendez’s first trial ended in a mistrial in November when the jury could not reach a unanimous decision. Salmon Melgen, was indicted on public corruption charges in April 2015 by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Menendez, along with his friend and political donor, Dr. Bob Menendez has lost his way in Washington, where he seems to be serving himself instead of the constituents in New Jersey,” Frato concluded. “I have enjoyed bipartisan support throughout my years in public service and I have worked with people on both sides of the aisle to solve the problems our community faces. New Jersey deserves better,” he added.įrato went on to hit Menendez where his most vulnerable, on the issue of personal integrity. “Bob Menendez has spent the last 25 years in Washington as an ineffective, corrupt career politician demonstrating time and again that he is only interested in furthering his own interests over the people of our state. Senate,” Frato said in a statement released by the Hugin campaign. “The high stakes in the New Jersey Senate race are bigger than any political party which is why I’m proudly supporting Bob Hugin for U.S. Branchville, New Jersey Mayor Tony Frato, a well respected Democrat in the state, added his endorsement of Hugin on Tuesday to those of three other prominent New Jersey Democrats.
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