After Musto was convicted and sent to prison, Menendez rose. He became Union City’s mayor in 1986 and was later elected to the state Assembly and state Senate. Voters sent him to D.C. in 1992 to repre...
”Outside La Rica deli and grocery store at the corner of 45th Street and Hudson Avenue, just a block away from the apartment building where Menendez grew up, other residents were less charitable...
“A senator is supposed to serve the , and you’re taking bribes? This is not right. So, Menendez got away with it for a long time. Until he didn’t.”GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DEL...
Mark J. Bonamo has worked as an editor and staff writer for NorthJersey.com, NJ.com and PolitickerNJ, and he has contributed to many other publications. He was also the editor of the news site TAPinto...