<prompt> Fingqa isihloko: Abashushisi bakahulumeni bangase bafake amacala enkohlakalo ngokumelene noSenator waseNew Jersey uBob Menendez ekupheleni kwaleli sonto, beqeda inkulumo-mpikiswano yeminyaka eminingi eye yabangela ukuba usopolitiki weDemocratic aphile futhi asebenze ngaphansi kwesithunzi sokusolwa ngobugebengu. I-Wall Street Journal yabika ukuthi iDemocrat ehlonishwayo eKomitini YeSenate Yezokuxhumana Kwamanye Amazwe yayizobona amacala efakwa endaweni yakubo yaseNew Jersey, icaphuna abantu abajwayelene nophenyo lwe-FBI. Izinsolo ezibhekiswe kuMenendez zihlanganisa izinsolo zokuthi wasebenzisa isikhundla sakhe ukuze akhuthaze izintshisekelo zebhizinisi lomnikeli weDemocratic Party nomngane wakhe oseduze ukuze athole izipho zomuntu siqu. UMenendez uye waphika noma ikuphi ukwenza okubi, efunga ukuthi akayi ndawo. Kodwa uphenyo lwejaji elikhulu oluthathe iminyaka emibili lungase lwenze ikusasa lakhe libe nzima. 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. UMenendez, oneminyaka engu-61, ubhekene nengcindezi evela ekuphathweni kuka-Obama ngenxa yezikhundla zakhe eCuba nase-Iran, okuholela abanye abaRepublican abahlanganyela imibono yakhe yenqubomgomo yezangaphandle ukuba basole ukuthi i-White House imphindiselela. Kodwa okukhungathekisa kakhulu imibuzo yokuziphatha eqhubeka mayelana nobuhlobo bukaMenendez 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 nalapho iqembu eligcina umthetho limcela ukuba ashiye isikhundla futhi abhekane nomculo...  <response>: USenator waseNew Jersey uBob Menendez angahle abekwe icala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Ijaji elikhulu lase-Federal belilokhu liphenya ukuthi ngabe wayishintshanisa yini iminikelo yezombusazwe evela kudokotela wamehlo uSolomon Melgen ngezinzuzo ezingalungile zikahulumeni. Okhulumela uMenendez uthe udokotelaubengomunye wabangane bakhe abaseduze amashumi eminyakafuthi ugcizelela ukuthi konke akwenzile bekungokomthetho. 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. 