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Federal investigation of Menendez continues
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Another round of federal subpoenas were served late last week
The ongoing federal corruption probe into U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) appears to be widening, with another round of federal subpoenas served late last week -- including the office of Democratic state Sen. Nick Sacco (D-Hudson) as confirmed by his spokesperson. Sacco is a powerful political player in the state who was just reelected to his ninth term as the mayor of North Bergen.
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Federal investigation of Menendez continues
Clip: 5/15/2023 | 1m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
The ongoing federal corruption probe into U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) appears to be widening, with another round of federal subpoenas served late last week -- including the office of Democratic state Sen. Nick Sacco (D-Hudson) as confirmed by his spokesperson. Sacco is a powerful political player in the state who was just reelected to his ninth term as the mayor of North Bergen.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipmeanwhile the ongoing Federal corruption probe into U.S senator Bob Menendez appears to be widening with another round of federal subpoenas served late last week including to the office of democratic state senator Nick Sacco as confirmed by his spokesperson Sacco is a powerful political player in the state who was just re-elected to his ninth term as the mayor of North Bergen Menendez has been under investigation for months over whether he and his wife improperly accepted gifts and cash from the owners of a halal meat business in Edgewater but the scope of this probe is unknown according to NBC New York which first reported the story some of the new questions being raised by investigators relate to Fred Davis an edgewater-based developer whose projects helped transform the Hudson Waterfront Davis also pleaded guilty last year to taking part in an Insider loan scam at Mariners Bank
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