1982
Bad Bob Menendez testifies in the corruption trial of his political mentor Bill Musto, who is convicted for an illegal kickback scheme involving school board contractors
1982
1983
Bad Bob Menendez purchases property In Union City for $92,000 that later houses the North Hudson Community Action Corporation (NHCAC), which was later part of a federal criminal investigation into Bad Bob
1983
1993
Melgen Donates $500 to Bad Bob Menendez
1993
1994
NHCAC begins paying rent to Bad Bob Menendez the same year he is elected to Congress, and the stage is set for future investigations into Bad Bob Menendez’s self-dealing
1994
1997
Bad Bob Menendez’s close friend Manny Diaz is arrested and eventually convicted for cocaine trafficking; Diaz later becomes an NHCAC staffer and Bad Bob campaign contributor
1997
1998
Melgen family donates $2,000 to Bad Bob Menendez
1998
Bad Bob Menendez attempts to reunite a father and son in federal prison who were both serving time for organized crime activities
1998
Bad Bob Menendez uses his power in Congress to help NHCAC – where is profiting from rent payments – become a federally qualified health care center
1998
2000
Bad Bob Menendez used his office to secure millions of dollars in federal grants for the NHCAC, which then turned around and paid him $300,000 in rent and saw its employees become regular campaign contributors
2000-2001
2003
Bad Bob Menendez sells the NHCAC property in Union City for $450,000 – collecting a huge profit
2003
2004
Melgen Family Donates $12,000 to Bad Bob Menendez
2004
Sources close to Democrat Governor Jim McGreevey accuse Bad Bob Menendez of an affair with his former staffer and lobbyist and pushing lucrative public contracts her way
2004
2005
Melgen Family Donates $4,200 to Bad Bob Menendez
2005
New York Times profiles the relationship between Bad Bob Menendez and his staffer turned lobbyist
2005
2006
Melgen and wife donate $20,000 to New Jersey Democratic State Committee
2006
Bad Bob Menendez and “friend” flew from West Palm Beach to the Dominican Republic
August 18, 2006
Bad Bob Menendez and a “friend” flew on Dr. Melgen’s private jet from the Dominican Republic to West Palm Beach then back to Teterboro
August 24, 2006
Federal investigators issues subpoenas for records at NHCAC relating to Bad Bob Menendez rental documents
2006
Bad Bob Menendez faces an ethics complaint for using his position in Congress to oppose a merger of the Spanish Broadcasting System Competitors (SBS), in which he owned stock
2006
Bad Bob Menendez denies that he is under federal investigation as more subpoenas are issued and witnesses are interviewed
2006
Despite his denials, the probe is reported to be wider than previously thought.
Bad Bob Menendez severs professional ties with close friend due to the latter involvement in a pay to play scandal with NHCAC
2006
2007
Bad Bob Menendez helps with visa for Melgen’s misteress Svitlana Buchyk from the Ukraine
February 2007
Bad Bob Menendez flies from West Palm Beach to the Dominican Republic on business associate’s private jet
April 4, 2007
Bad Bob Menendez uses Melgen’s Private jet to go from the Dominican Republic to Ft. Lauderdale
April 8, 2007
The Record publishes an explosive report that alleges Bad Bob Menendez may have made more in rent by contracting with NHCAC as opposed to another potential tenant
2007
Federal investigators subpoena Jersey City Medical Center for information relating to lobbying contracts; Bad Bob Menendez’s girlfriend and former staffer lobbied for the hospital
2007
Bad Bob Menendez blocked the promotion of a federal prosecutor investigating his close friend and political ally, who was indicted in 2008 on corruption charges
2007
2008
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) begins investigating Bad Bob Menendez’s felon ‘best friend’ Salomon Melgen
July 2008
Bad Bob Menendez helps with Visa for Juliana Lopes Leite, Melgen’s Brazilian Girlfriend
July 24, 2008
Bad Bob Menendez and a “friend” flew from Teterboro, NJ to West Palm Beach
August 30, 2008
Bad Bob Menendez and a “friend” flew from West Palm Beach to the Dominican Republic
August 31, 2008
Bad Bob Menendez and a “friend” flew from the Dominican Republic to West Palm Beach to Teterboro
September 4, 2008
Melgen hires car for Bad Bob Menendez from Hoboken to NYC — Cost: $875.12
October 4, 2008
Bad Bob Menendez helps with visa for Melgen’s girlfriend, Rosiell Polanco-Suera, and her younger sister
October 13, 2008
2009
Melgen Donates $30,400 to DSCC while being run by Bad Bob Menendez
February 28, 2009
Melgen’s wife donates $30,000 to DSCC while being run by Bad Bob Menendez
June 9, 2009
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services advises Melgen he owes $8,981,514.42 in overcharges
June 30, 2009
Bad Bob Menendez contacts Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on behalf of Melgen
July 2009
Bad Bob Menendez sponsors NatGas Act that boosts tax credits for alternative-fueled trucks
June-July 2009
Bad Bob Menendez directly petitions The Federal Reserve to save a local bank whose board includes several campaign contributors, despite negative findings by the FDIC
2009
2010
A year after Bad Bob Menendez sponsors the NatGas Act, Melgen invests in and joins board of Gaseous Fuel System Corp (Makes Natural Gas Engines)
2010
In Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Bad Bob Menendez grills Dominican Republic Ambassador regarding port security
March 11, 2010
Melgen pays for Bad Bob Menendez’s lavish trip to France — hotel value $4,934.10
April 8-11, 2010
DSCC pays $5,380.50 to Melgen for flights on his private jet
May 24, 2010
Bad Bob Menendez’s girlfriend flies from West Palm Beach to the Dominican Republic Melgen’s private jet
May 28, 2010
Bad Bob Menendez’s girlfriend flew from the Dominican Republic to West Palm Beach on Melgen’s private jet
June 1, 2010
Bad Bob Menendez flies from the Washington Metro to West Palm Beach to the Dominican Republic on Melgen’s private jet
August 6, 2010
Bad Bob Menendez flies from the Dominican Republic to West Palm Beach to Teterboro
August 9, 2010
Bad Bob Menendez and a “friend” flew from Teterboro to West Palm Beach to the Dominican Republic
September 3, 2010
Bad Bob Menendez and a “friend” flew from the Dominican Republic to West Palm Beach to Teterboro
September 6, 2010
Melgen Buys Bad Bob Menendez a First Class Ticket from Newark to West Palm Beach for $890.70
October 8, 2010
Melgen pays $8036.82 for a private jet charter for Bad Bob Menendez from West Palm Beach to Washington, D.C.
October 11, 2010
Melgen, his wife, and his daughter donate $15,000 to Bad Bob Menendez’s campaign
December 16, 2010
2011
Melgen, his wife, and his daughter donate $15,000 to Bad Bob Menendez campaign — all maxed out donations
March 7, 2011
Melgen Buys Interest in ICSSI, a Security Screening Company for Cargo at Dominican Republic Ports
2011
Melgen and Wife Joint Donation for $20,000 to Bad Bob Menendez’s Legal Defense Fund
September 21, 2011
In a Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Bad Bob Menendez grills the DEA chief regarding Dominican Republic port security
December 15, 2011
Bad Bob Menendez abuses his office and enlists Harry Reid and Tom Harkin to help with Melgen’s CMS issue
December 15, 2011
2012
Melgen, his Wife and Daughter donate $40,000 to Bad Bob Menendez
May 16, 2012
Melgen, Wife and Daughter donate $40,000 to New Jersey Democratic State Committee earmarked for Menendez, but then Melgen writes $20,000 check to daughter, her donation
Melgen’s company donates $300,000 to Majority PAC earmarked for Bad Bob Menendez
June 1, 2012
Bad Bob Menendez meets with the Acting Director of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Melgen’s behalf
June 7, 2012
In a Foreign Relations Committee Hearing Bad Bob Menendez questions State Department official regarding contract issue with American Company providing screening at Dominican Republic ports
July 31, 2012
Melgen’s Patient blinding Company donates $300,000 to majority PAC earmarked for Bad Bob Menendez
October 12, 2012
Felon Salomon Melgen donates $103,500 to various NJ state Races
October 2012
Allegations about Bad Bob Menendez soliciting prostitutes in Dominican Republic surface
November 2012
FBI begins investigation of Bad Bob Menendez and Melgen
Late 2012
Leading Bad Bob Menendez donor goes to jail for using straw donations and funneling money to Bad Bob Menendez; the Senator claims to wrongdoing
2012
2013
Anonymous reports break that the Dominican prostitutes Bad Bob solicited were minors
January 2013
Felon Melgen and his son-in-law take Bad Bob Menendez out for an expensive meal after a round of golf
January 10, 2013
Bad Bob Menendez tells Customs and Border Security to stop donating port screening equipment to Dominican Republic
January 11, 2013
FBI raids Melgen’s Offices
January 29, 2013
Bad Bob Menendez’s Grand Jury investigation announced
March 2013
FBI raids Melgen’s Office in connection with Medicare fraud investigation
2013
2014
Bad Bob Menendez’s felon friend Salomon Melgen emerges as Medicare’s top-paid physician
April 9, 2014
2015
Bad Bob Menendez Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges
April 1, 2015
Bad Bob Menendez receives roughly $150,000 from individuals tied to corrupt developer for his legal defense fund
2015
President Obama’s Department Of Justice announces indictment of Bad Bob Menendez and Melgen on corruption and bribery charges; Menendez is the first sitting Senator charged with bribery since 1980
2015
Bad Bob Menendez donor is charged with using straw donors to funnel money to candidates in Florida
2015
2016
Bad Bob Menendez loses in appeals court
September 13, 2016
2017
Melgen Convicted in $8,900,000 CMS fraud
April 2017
Bad Bob Menendez’s corruption trials begins
September 6, 2017
Bad Bob Menendez trial ends in a hung jury
November 16, 2017
2018
Bad Bob Menendez Admonished by Senate
April 26, 2018
