The Justice Department won’t pursue its corruption case against Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, and has filed a motion seeking the dismissal of the indictment against him. The decision came a week after a judge acquitted Menendez and co-defendant Salomon Melgen on counts on which they were tried last year, Politico reported. The government had announced its intent to retry the two men after a jury deadlocked last year.
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