Patriot Spotlight - Nadine Menendez, wife of former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, has been convicted on all 15 counts in a major bribery scheme involving Egyptian officials and New Jersey businessmen, marking another chapter in one of the most significant corruption cases involving a U.S. Senator in recent history.
- Nadine Menendez was found guilty on all 15 counts, including bribery, honest services wire fraud, and conspiracy for a public official to act as a foreign agent.
- The couple received gold bars, $480,000 in cash, and a Mercedes-Benz as bribes to influence foreign policy and interfere with state investigations.
- Bob Menendez, former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was previously sentenced to 11 years in prison and became the first U.S. senator convicted of acting as a foreign agent.
- FBI agents discovered $150,000 in gold bars and $480,000 in cash during a 2022 raid of the couple’s home.
- Prosecutors described Nadine and Bob Menendez as “partners in crime” in a scheme that began shortly after they started dating in 2018.
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