Senate Ethics Committee closes case against Menendez

(Politico) - The Senate Ethics Committee has closed its file on Sen. Bob Menendez putting a formal end to the ethics controversies that had dogged the New Jersey Democrat for more than six years. The committee last spring admonished Menendez over gifts he had received but had not initially disclosed or repaid from Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen a close personal friend who is now serving a lengthy prison sentence for Medicare fraud. Read More