A new round of subpoenas has been issued today in the ongoing federal probe of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), according to sources familiar with the matter.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“A new round of subpoenas that appear to be related to the U.S. Senator Bob Menendez investigation have been rolled out and at least one Hudson County politico was given a subpoena,” sources, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, told HCV.
They also said the new subpoenas did not identify any new targets in the investigation, but instead sought new information unrelated to to the Edgewater-based meat company IS EG Halal.
They declined to comment on what information the subpoenas were seeking and the U.S. District Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York did not return calls or messages seeking comment.
A spokesman for Menendez declined to comment.
NBC News reported last month that Menendez is under investigation in connection with the IS EG Halal over an exclusive contract with the government of Egypt to certify halal exports worldwide, as well as that he is setting up a criminal defense fund as legal bills pile up.
“Senator Menendez is confident that this official inquiry will be successfully closed, but as it is still unresolved he will be opening a separate legal defense fund so as not to drain any further campaign funds,” a spokeswoman for Menendez told the TV news station.
Filings with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) show that Menendez has spent $228,807.25 on the probe in the first quarter of 2023.
Chicago-based law firm Winston & Strawn LLP received $127,343.75 from Menendez’s Senate account on January 11th, while Washington, D.C.-based law firm Schertler & Ornato lLP received $48,000 on February 7th.
Additionally, HaystackID, a forensic and eDiscovery services company also based out of Chicago, was paid $53,463.50 total, campaign finance records show.
Menendez, New Jersey’s senior senator and the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has $6,571,491.25 cash on hand and is expected to seek a fourth term in the June 2024 primary.
He has one vocal Democratic challenger in Roselle Park Mayor Joe Signorello, who claims the state deserves better, citing Menendez’s federal corruption case in 2015 that went to trial in 2018 and ended in a hung jury.
Why is his kid in Congress again?
The Divine Right of Kings.
Hello!!!! Isn’t it time to make sure that U.S. Senator Menendez is removed from office once and for all for corruption. He can run, but he can’t hide. It seems that the “corruption card” follows Menendez wherever he goes. He was once investigated, half-heartedly by now Special Prosecutor Jack Smith, of “Get Trump” fame. Smith, being a Democrat, half-heartedly took the Menendez case, and Menendez got off on the first round of corruption charges with his doctor-friend (who did go to jail; we think he fell on his sword for Menendez).
Menendez has to go. He’s giving New Jersey a black eye with these constant corruption investigations and is solidifying New Jersey as the State of Corruption and Racketeering.
Why so mean to Bob? He didn’t do anything worse than Biden and his family did. In fact, Bob didn’t take millions from the ChiComs. He didn’t take millions from enemies of America and betray the US. This is simply run of the mill HudCo corruption.
Well, that’s a load of maga nonsense. Unless you have proof, which I know is an alien concept to Trump worshippers. But by all means, please send your evidence to Congress.
That said, time for an honest progressive to primary Bobby the hell out of the Senate.
So tell us what Hunter’s ex-gf and brother’s wife plus the grandkid did to rake in all those millions in ChiCom cash? It’s up to nine members of the Biden Crime Family now and heading to double digits.
So you’re against Menendez corruption and that hurts your feelings but the $10 million TO DATE uncovered paid out to the Biden Crime Family by the ChiComs through dozens of phony shell companies while Dementia Joe was VP and later is perfectly fine.
The BCF selling out the US is a “MAGA conspiracy” with no evidence? What a buffoon! Just repeating the lies of the traitor Rat media. Millions and millions from the ChiComs, everyone gets those millions to their family with money laundered payments. Don’t you?
That’s not evidence? No, that’s just Biden Crime Family enterprise. Pass the weed, have another drink and a mRNA shot, Buggywhip.
What a bugged out brain dead loser.
Perhaps Senator Menendez is too honest and some of the local politicians want to get rid of him? His corruption trial did not have proof to find him guilty b/c he did not ask special favors for his friend.