Menendez, who just survived a federal corruption trial involving allegations he took bribes from Florida
eye doctor Salomon Melgin, is among the least
wealthy members of the Senate.
Menendez stands accused of accepting all - expense - paid trips and private jet flights from Salomon Melgen, a
wealthy Palm Beach
eye doctor, in exchange for help with the
doctor's $ 8.9 million Medicare bill and in obtaining visas for the ophthalmologist's young girlfriends.