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Power corrupts, and in the case of New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, power--and boatloads of money--corrupted absolutely and led to the downfall of the Democratic Party. Senator Bob Menendez stands alone as the most corrupt US senator in history. After corruption charges were dropped in a 2017 mistrial, he may have considered himself invincible. But when the Feds raided his home in June 2022, they found a gifted Mercedes Benz, more than $600,000 in cash, and thirteen gold bars stuffed in envelopes, clothes, and closets. It was an outrageous haul for a man who styled himself as a fierce anticorruption crusader, an ambitious Democrat who overthrew his mob-connected predecessor and rose through the ranks to the House of Representatives and the Senate to serve as the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In exchange for personal and campaign contributions, Bob aided others to sway criminal prosecutions, defraud millions from Medicare, secure questionable visas, acquire government contracts and financial investments, obtain millions in firearms, and weaken Homeland Security. While Menendez was convicted of sixteen felony counts--including bribery, extortion, fraud, acting as a foreign agent, obstruction of justice, and several counts of conspiracy--there are still many secrets to unveil. After nearly a half-century political career, the lies will finally be unraveled about his family's origins, how his second wife may be part of his crimes, and how much he attempted to get away with.

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""American politics at its sleaziest."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""Clearly and thoroughly documents the corruption that has become all too endemic among the political class in the US--lawmakers who simply believe that they are above the law. It's disgusting and the sad part is that only Bob Menendez was caught."" -- ""Steve Murphy, former DEA agent, host of Game of Crimes podcast, and coauthor of Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar""

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Isabel Vincent is an award-winning investigative journalist for the New York Post and the author of the nationally bestselling memoir Dinner with Edward, as well as several other books of history and memoir. Her book Hitler's Silent Partners, an account of the Swiss bank accounts left dormant after the Nazi era, won the Yad Vashem Award for Holocaust History. For many years Vincent has reported on New York City madness, mayhem, and corruption for the Post and a host of other publications. Wendy Tremont King studied acting, voice, and dialect technique at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama in London and at Studio A.C.T in San Francisco. She has narrated over one hundred audiobooks in a variety of genres. A skilled puppeteer, she has performed in multiple theater productions. She currently resides in Buffalo, New York.

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