FILE - In this March 1, 2013, file photo, Sen. Robert Menendez listens during a news conference, at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. Attorney General Eric Holder is declining to say if he has approved the filing of corruption charges against Menendez. Nor is Menendez shedding much light on the situation. A statement issued by the senator’s office Friday, March 6, 2015, says many false allegations have been made about his ties with Dr. Salomon Melgen, who is a friend and donor to Menendez’s campaigns. (Mel Evans, File/Associated Press)
NEWARK, N.J. — Amid a federal investigation, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez insists he has always been honest in his more than 20 years in Congress and says he is “not going anywhere” even as a person familiar with the matter tells The Associated Press that Menendez is expected to face criminal charges soon.
The New Jersey Democrat has been dogged by questions about his relationship with a Florida doctor and political donor, whose office was raided by authorities two years ago.
Now charges are expected to be filed against Menendez in the coming weeks, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is pending.
Attorney General Eric Holder declined to say whether he has authorized criminal charges against the senator.
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Tucker reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Nedra Pickler in Columbia, South Carolina, and Erica Werner in Washington contributed to this report.
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