Justice Department drops charges against Bob Menendez

By Kelly Cohen

Published January 31, 2018 5:14pm ET

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Justice Department drops charges against Bob Menendez — "Given the impact of the Court's Jan. 24 order on the charges and the evidence admissible in a retrial, the United States has determined that it will not retry the defendants on the remaining charges," said a Justice Department spokeswoman. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) | Julio Cortez

The Department of Justice has moved to dismiss the remaining corruption charges against Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J.

Last week, a judge acquitted Menendez and his co-defendant of seven of the 18 charges the faced in the government’s corruption case. Two weeks ago, the Justice Department announced its intent to retry Menendez and Salomon Melgen, but the department now says it won’t pursue the matter further.

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