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Mathews, who used to work as a paralegal in Anton’s New Jersey law office, said he sometimes helped out by picking up Arslanian’s kids from school. Despite her financial troubles, she kept up her relationship with Anton, and on Christmas Eve in 2017, the couple lovingly sang Bon Jovi’s “Always” together. But a few days later, on January 1, 2018, she picked up the phone to wish her friend Sen. Menendez a happy 64th birthday — and her life changed.
