<prompt> Fingqa isihloko: Abashushisi bakahulumeni kubikwa ukuthi balungiselela amacala enkohlakalo yobugebengu ngokumelene noSenator waseNew Jersey onguDemocratic uBob Menendez, okuwumphumela wokuhlolwa kwejaji elikhulu okuye kwathatha iminyaka emibili. UMenendez, oneminyaka engu-61, ubhekene nengcindezi evela ekuphathweni kuka-Obama ngenxa yezikhundla zakhe eCuba nase-Iran. Futhi sekuyisikhathi eside ebhekene nemibuzo yokuziphatha ngokuphathelene nobuhlobo bakhe nodokotela wamehlo waseFlorida uSolomon Melgen, umnikeli ocebile futhi okhiqiza kakhulu. Abasizi beseneta bavuma ngo-2013 ukuthi ngonyaka owandulela lowo wayengenelele nomphathi we-Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services egameni lomngane wakhe, ephikisana nezinsolo zokukhokhisa ngokweqile uhlelo lwe-Medicare ngo-8.9 million. UMenendez ubuye wakhokhela uMelgen u-58,500 ngenani lohambo lwezindiza aluthathe endizeni yangasese kadokotela, ikakhulukazi eya endaweni yokungcebeleka yaseDominican Republic eCasa de Campo. Kodwa umkhulumeli wakhe waphika ngokuqinile ukuthi wenze noma yini engekho emthethweni ngisho noma iqembu eligcina umthetho limcela ukuba ashiye isikhundla futhi abhekane nomculo. USenator Bob Menendez, onguDemocrat waseNew Jersey, ngokushesha angase abhekane namacala obugebengu ahlobene nenkohlakalo. I-Politics: l-r U-Menendez, umnikeli uSolomon Melgen, umholi weqembu elincane leNdlu kaZwelonke uNancy Pelosi, nomyeni wakhe uPaul, bafaka ngoFebhuwari 2012 emcimbini we-National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. UTricia Enright, umqondisi wezokuxhumana kaMenendez, utshele iDaily Mail Online esitatimendeni ukuthisikholelwa ukuthi zonke izenzo zikaSenator bezilungile futhi zingokomthetho futhi amaqiniso ekugcineni azokuqinisekisa lokho. Noma iziphi izenzo ezathathwa uSenator Menendez noma ihhovisi lakhe kwakuwukubhekana ngokufanele nezindaba zenqubomgomo yomphakathi hhayi nganoma yisiphi esinye isizathu. USenator ubelokhu ebala uDkt. Melgen njengomunye wabangane bakhe abaseduze kakhulu amashumi eminyaka, kusho u-Enright. Laba ababili baye bachitha amaholide ndawonye futhi baye emingcwabeni nasemishadweni yomkhaya womunye nomunye futhi baye bashintshana ngezipho zomuntu siqu. UMshushisi-Jikelele u-Eric Holder akavumanga ukukhuluma ngoLwesihlanu mayelana nokuthi uMenendez uzokhokhiswa yini, ethi angikwazi ukuphawula.  <response>: USenator waseNew Jersey uBob Menendez angahle abekwe icala emasontweni ambalwa. UMshushisi-Jikelele kubikwa ukuthi wavuma kodwa waphikelela ngokuthi angikwazi ukuphawula Ijaji elikhulu lase-Federal belilokhu liphenya ukuthi ngabe wayishintshanisa yini iminikelo yezombusazwe evela kudokotela wamehlo uSolomon Melgen ukuze athole izibonelelo zikahulumeni ezingalungile. Umkhulumeli kaMenendez uthi udokotelaubengomunye wabangane bakhe abaseduze amashumi eminyakafuthi ugcizelela ukuthi konke akwenzile kwakungokomthetho. I-HHS yamangalela uMelgen ngokukhokhisa ngokweqile i-Medicare ngo- 8.9 million futhi yamyala ukuba ayibuyisele; UMenendez wangenelela ngecala lakhe. USenator waphinde wakhokhela uMelgen u-58,500 ngohambo lwakhe endizeni yomnikeli, ebiza ukwehluleka kwakhe ukumkhokhela ngokuthi ukunganaki Kubikwa ukuthi wacindezela abe-US Customs ukuba bayeke ukunikeza i-Dominican Republic imishini ye-X-ray esetshenzisiwe ukuze inkampani elawulwa uMelgen iwine inkontileka yemishini emisha. Abasizi bakhe benqaba ukufakaza phambi kwejaji elikhulu likahulumeni mayelana nezingxoxo umphathi wabo ayebe nazo nezikhulu ze-HHS nommeli owayesebenzela uMelgen. 