Gifts from a friend or bribes? Sen. Menendez trial to begin
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) " Gifts from a wealthy friend or bribes?It's the question at the center of the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and a Florida eye doctor that starts Wednesday in Newark and promises to put the very business of governing under a microscope.Menendez and Florida ophthalmologist Dr. Salomon Melgen are charged with a conspiracy in which, prosecutors say, Menendez lobbied for Melgen's business interests in exchange for political donations and [...]
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