SDNY issues new subpoenas in Bob Menendez case as investigation expands

A federal grand jury issued a new round of subpoenas concerning the criminal investigation into Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) this week, a sign the inquiry is widening. Menendez has been under investigation for months regarding his and his wife's relationship with the owners of IS EG Halal, a halal meat business based in Edgewater, New Jersey. Investigators have been probing whether the couple improperly accepted cash and other gifts from the business owners, as well as how the company secured an exclusive contract with the government...