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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 21: Nadine Menendez, wife of former Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), leaves … More Manhattan Federal Court after her trial on April 21, 2025 in New York City. Nadine Menendez was found guilty of taking bribes and obstructing justice by a jury months after her husband was convicted of trading his political influence for gold, cash and a Mercedes-Benz. The judge set a sentencing date of June 12. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Getty Images On April 21, Nadine Menendez, the wife of former Senator Bob Menendez, was convicted of 15 counts of bribery, conspiracy and obstruction of justice following a three-week trial. There is an old saying among trial lawyers that there are three trials: the one for which you prepare, the one you put on and the one that you would have put on had you known at the beginning of the trial what you learned by the end. In the case of Nadine Menendez, the trial was essentially a rehashing of her husband’s trial. Bob Menendez was convicted in July 2024 of 16 counts of bribery, extortion, honest services fraud, obstruction of justice and conspiracy. During Bob’s trial much was learned by both the prosecutors and defense lawyers that played a part in the trial of Nadine’s trial. Bob Menendez and Nadine Menendez were both indicted in 2023 with the expectation of trying the intertwined cases together, but Nadine Menendez’s trial was postponed due to her treatment for breast cancer. The essence of the charges against both were that they had received hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of bribes including cash, gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz automobile in return for his political influence noted a Department of Justice release.” In the trial of Bob Menendez the jury found that he…

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