Washington — New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez is below federal prison investigation in New York, sources and a political adviser to the senator affirm to CBS Information.
Michael Soliman, a longtime political adviser to the New Jersey Democrat, informed CBS Information, "Senator Menendez is conscious of an investigation that was reported right this moment. Nonetheless, he doesn't know the scope of the investigation. As at all times, ought to any official inquiries be made, the senator is obtainable to supply any help that's requested of him or his workplace."
The information website Semafor first reported the investigation into Menendez.
Federal prosecutors first investigated Menendez in 2015 when he was indicted —however by no means convicted – in an alleged bribery scheme during which prosecutors stated an eye fixed physician offered flights on a non-public jet and different perks in alternate for his assist securing contracts. The next 2017 trial on the costs in New Jersey led to a mistrial after the jury failed to achieve a verdict.
It's unclear if this newest investigation includes related allegations.
Menendez can be a senior member of the Senate Banking and Finance committees and, in accordance with his Senate web site, he's the primary Latino to chair the Overseas Relations Committee. He was first elected to Congress in 1993 to characterize New Jersey's thirteenth Congressional District and ran for the Senate over a decade later.
The Justice Division declined to remark.