Senator Bob Menendez is accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, and that includes gold bars.
In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, we have the latest details on the indictment announced Friday against U.S. Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey.In this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time, we have the latest details on the indictment announced Friday against U.S. Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey.
As a result, New Jersey's top Democrats, including Governor Phil Murphy, are calling on the senator to resign. Menendez is accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and that includes gold bars. Investigators found some of the money stuffed in jackets inside his home.Friday's indictment of Menendez also made history. The Democrat is now the first-ever sitting U.S. senator to be indicted twice, on unrelated bribery charges.At the time, prosecutors alleged he accepted more than $600,000 in political contributions from a prominent eye doctor.
That trial ended two years later in 2017 with a deadlocked jury. In 2018, Menendez was acquitted, and all the remaining charges were dropped.Tropical Storm Ophelia gathers strength with heavy rain, wind An AccuWeather Alert is in effect for storms this weekend. We will get heavy rain, high winds and rough surf. When will this all begin and when will we be in the clear? Meteorologist Lee Goldberg has an update on the forecast.Investigators are looking into whether a blown front tire may have caused a charter bus to careen off a New York highway and tumble down an embankment Thursday, killing two adults and hurting dozens of others, officials said.
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