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The committee said it had weighed the fact that Torricelli's principal accuser in the case had been Chang, " a witness whose credibility has been called into question by the Department of Justice, a United States District judge and his own conduct. " In May, that judge sentenced sentenced Chang to 18 months ' imprisonment for obstructing justice and making $53,700 in illegal campaign contributions to Torricelli's 1996 Senate campaign.
The committee said it had weighed the fact that Torricelli's principal accuser in the case had been Chang, a United States District judge and his own conduct. In May, that judge sentenced Chang to 18 months imprisonment for obstructing justice and making $53,700 in illegal campaign contributions to Torricelli's Senate campaign.