Nadine Menendez Convicted in Bribery Scheme with Disgraced Democrat Senator

Another chapter of Democratic corruption has come to a close as Nadine Menendez, wife of disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), was convicted Monday on 15 counts related to a bribery scheme that rocked the highest levels of the U.S. Senate.

The verdict came down in the same New York courtroom where her husband was convicted last year and sentenced to 11 years in federal prison. Together, the Menendezes were described by prosecutors as nothing less than "partners in crime" in a scheme that exchanged political favors for cash, gold bars, and a luxury Mercedes-Benz.

During his time as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Menendez sold out U.S. interests to benefit foreign governments particularly Egypt all while funneling bribes through his wife, according to federal prosecutors.

• Nadine Menendez was found guilty of bribery, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy to make her husband an unregistered agent of Egypt.

• Prosecutors uncovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, multiple gold bars, and a Mercedes-Benz obtained through the scheme during a raid on their New Jersey home.

• The jury deliberated for just six hours before reaching a unanimous verdict.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Monteleoni laid out the reality in court: “This is about the defendant being partners in crime with a U.S. senator, helping a politician put his power up for sale.”

Let that sink in a sitting U.S. senator allegedly acted as an agent of a foreign government, all while selling out America’s interests for personal profit.

The Menendezes began dating in 2018 and married in 2020, and prosecutors said the bribes flowed through Nadine with ease. During the trial, former Sen. Menendez’s attorneys tried to blame his wife, claiming she acted independently and kept him “in the dark.” Apparently, the man running America’s foreign policy from the Senate couldn’t tell what was happening in his own house.

Authorities weren’t buying it. During their 2022 raid, they found the evidence literal piles of cash, gold bars stashed in closets, and even the car she was bribed with.

Even after the charges, Bob Menendez refused to resign, continuing to collect a paycheck from taxpayers while blaming everyone but himself. Only after the guilty verdict did he finally step down.

Now, reports suggest he’s seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump, after failing to secure clemency from Joe Biden who, it’s worth noting, kept largely silent as one of his own was exposed for open corruption.

This case is more than just a scandal. It’s a reminder of just how deeply the rot runs in the Democratic Party’s political machine. The Menendez saga mirrors what so many Americans already suspect too many in Washington serve foreign interests, corporate donors, or themselves while Main Street pays the price.

Nadine Menendez is set to be sentenced June 12. Justice is finally catching up to the power brokers who thought they were untouchable.

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