WASHINGTON (March 6, 2024)—Ex- New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez was indicted last year on bribery charges, now he and his wife, Nadine Menendez, are facing new obstruction charges in bribery case. The couple is being charges in Manhattan with new counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice related to their alleged attempt to cover up bribe payments.
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Jessica Tillipman, Assistant Dean for Government Procurement Law Studies and Government Contracts Advisory Council Professorial Lecturer in Government Contracts Law, Practice & Policy at the George Washington University Law School. Tillipman is an expert in Anti-Corruption & Compliance, anti-corruption, ethics, and compliance issues in government procurement, government contracts and white collar criminal defense.
Dean Tillipman serves as a Senior Advisor to the American Bar Association, International Anti-Corruption Committee, a Faculty Advisor to the Public Contract Law Journal, and an Advisory Board member of The Government Contractor.
Peter Loge, SMPA Director, Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs, and Director of the Prjoect on Ethics in Political Communication at the George Washington University. Loge is an expert in communications and political strategy. Before entering academia, Loge served as a senior advisor to the commissioner of the FDA during Obama administration, a presidential appointment.
As Director of the Project on Ethics in Political Communication, Loge promotes the study, teaching and practice of ethics in political communication. The Project encourages students, academics, and practitioner to consider what, if any, ethical obligation political communication professionals have and to whom or what they have it.
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