BP has been under fire since April for its responsibility in the Gulf of Mexico's disastrous oil gusher. Ironically, the same week the oil is finally contained, BP faces more trouble — this time involving the release of the so-called Lockerbie bomber, Abdel Basset al-Megrahi.

Al-Megrahi, was convicted of killing 270 people in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 above Scotland in 1988 and was sentenced to serve a minimum of 27 years in prison. He was released early last year after doctors said he only had a few months to live. Reports in the British press say that the 58-year-old's release was connected to lobbying by BP, who may have thought his release would help the company secure a big drilling contract off of Libya's coast.

Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich interviewed New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez about the shocking allegations against the oil company.