New Jersey Senator Claims to be Innocent After Being Accused of Crime

      On April 1st, Senator Robert Menendez was accused of federal corruption charges.  The Senator, along with Dr. Salomon Melgen, who is a Florida ophthalmologist were indicted earlier today when they were connected in a bribery scheme where Menendez apparently accepted contributions from Melgen in exchange for using the power of his Senate office to benefit Melgens personally and financially (Par.10).  Senator Menendez was indicted for one count of conspiracy, one count of violating the travel act, eight counts of bribery, and three counts of honest service fraud (Par.11).  Mendendez' attorneys have even urged him to turn himself in but he has not done so yet and is claiming to be not guilty thus far.  In fact Menendez said during a press conference, "I have always conducted myself in accordance with the law.  I have always stood up for what I believe is right... That's who I am and I am proud of what I have accomplished and I am not going anywhere"
(Menendez Par. 2).

       I personally think that Senator Menendez is guilty.  First off, he is a New Jersey politician and I swear 75% of those guys are corrupt.  Also I think it is shady that he gets all these donations from some doctor in Florida.  This guy definitely is corrupt and has no business being a Senator.  You can tell by just looking into those guys eyes! Assistant Attorney General Caldwell said,  "Government corruption at any level of elected office corrodes the public trust and weakens our democratic system" (Caldwell Par. 16). So it looks like I am not the only one who agrees this guy is a fraud and is finally getting what he deserves.  Anyways peace out guys and Im curious as to if you guys think this politician is guilty or not.  Feel free to leave a comment.
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Link to article:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/01/politics/robert-menendez-corruption-charges/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2015/04/01/politics/robert-menendez-corruption-charges/index.html

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