An adviser to Menendez said in a statement that the senator was aware of the investigation. Details of the case remain unclear.
Michael Soliman, a top adviser to Menendez, said in an emailed statement to The Inquirer that the senator “is aware of an investigation that was reported on today, however he does not know the scope of the investigation. As always, should any official inquiries be made, the senator is available to provide any assistance that is requested of him or his office.”
A spokesperson for the FBI declined to comment on the reports. A spokesperson for U.S. Attorney Damian Williams in Manhattan could not be reached for comment.Menendez, 68, is the Democratic chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and has been in office since 2006. Semafor reported that the “broad outline of the new inquiry” is similar to the last investigation, but that it “involves an entirely different group of people.”on charges against Menendez and the judge declared a mistrial. Prosecutors decided not to retry the case.
The corruption case focused on Menendez’s relationship with Salomon Melgen, a Florida eye doctor and Democratic Party donor. Melgen was
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