Senator Bob Menendez who has been a mentor to Mayor Sam Joshi and took the extraordinary measure of endorsing and campaigning for him in 2021; was found guilty on all 16 counts of his federal corruption trial, including bribery, extortion, wire fraud, obstruction of justice and acting as a foreign agent on July 16th.
In a letter dated July 23rd to Governor Phil Murphy the disgraced Senator has announced his resignation effective at the close of business on August 20th.
Mayor Joshi has recently been under scrutiny himself for failing to file his quarterly reports with the New Jersey Law Enforcement Election Commission as required by state statute. According to NJELEC records the Election Fund of Mayor Joshi, has not filed the required reports for the last four quarters. The last report on record was filed on 4/16/24 for Quarter 2, 2023 and remains four quarters behind.
Mayor Joshi has not commented on his close friend and mentor since his indictment was first announced in September of 2023. He has also not addressed why he hasn’t filed his required financial disclosures despite a press release in February of 2024 stating he had raised $200,800 in the first month of 2024. As of his last filed report for Q2 2023 Joshi had only reported $46,465.47 on hand.
