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Menendez Judge Seeks Impartial Jury as Corruption Trial Looms

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By
David Voreacos
June 21, 2017, 12:18 PM EDT

Lawyers will begin questioning jurors Aug. 22 in Newark
New Jersey Democrat accused of taking bribes from top donor

A federal judge on Wednesday began trying to find 16 New Jersey residents who can be fair and impartial jurors in the September corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and a top donor.

Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, is accused of improperly seeking to help Florida doctor Salomon Melgen in a Medicare overbilling case, a contract dispute with the Dominican Republic and with visa applications for three girlfriends. Prosecutors say Menendez accepted nearly $1 million in campaign donations and luxury travel, including a Paris vacation, from Melgen.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-21/menendez-judge-seeks-impartial-jury-as-corruption-trial-looms