Nadine Menendez’s husband, the former New Jersey senator Bob Menendez, had already been convicted of similar charges.

According to the prosecution, both men were “partners in crime” who accepted gold bars, cash, or a luxury car as a favor.

The defense argued there was no evidence that Nadine had been involved in the fraud her husband was found guilty of committing.

On Friday afternoon, the jury began deliberations and arrived at a verdict by Monday.

She will be sentenced in June at the same time that her husband is due to report to prison to serve his 11-year prison term.

She admitted to 15 counts of conspiracy, including bribery, fraud, and extortion under the cover of official authority. For several of the charges, the maximum sentence is 20 years in prison.

Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison in January after he was found guilty on all 16 counts of federal corruption in his case last year. He was the first congressman in history to have been convicted of acting as an agent for a foreign government.

The jury found him guilty of accepting hundreds and thousands in bribes, including gold, cash, and a luxury convertible. The bribes included money for Nadine Menendez’s mortgage and compensation for her no-show job.

Matthew Podolsky – Acting U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky said in a release that Nadine Menendez, who was a “partner in crime” in the corruption scheme, accepted bribes for five years, including gold bars, Mercedes-Benz convertibles, and no-show job offers, to reward Senator Menendez’s corrupt acts. “

He said, “Today’s ruling sends out a clear signal that the power of government officials cannot be sold and that those who encourage corrupt practices will be held accountable for their actions.”

According to the FBI, it found $70,000 in Nadine Menendez’s safe deposit box and the rest in congressional jackets with Bob Menendez’s name.

Shortly after the two began dating in 2018, Nadine Menendez introduced Egyptian intelligence and military officials to then-Sen. Bob Menendez, according to federal prosecutors, who alleged those introductions helped establish a corrupt agreement in which they accepted bribes in exchange for her husband’s actions to benefit Egypt.

Jose Uribe is a New Jersey businessman who pleaded guilty to the charges and testified for the government last year. According to prosecutors, Uribe paid $60,000 to Menendez for the Mercedes-Benz convertible in return for his help to stifle a criminal investigation by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office.

Nadine Menendez was scheduled to be tried with her husband. The judge separated them because of her breast cancer diagnosis.

The trial was suspended for several days because she was also sick.

On March 17, the day before jury selection in Nadine’s case, the former senator posted a message on X stating that his wife was “forced” by the government to appear in court despite having recently undergone reconstruction surgery for breast cancer.

Bob Menendez wrote, in a blog post that President Donald Trump tagged: “Only SDNY arrogance could be so cruel or unhumane.” “They should let her fully recover. “

Bob Menendez called the prosecution a “political witch hunt” after he was sentenced for the crime. He expressed his hope that Trump would “cleanse up the cesspool,” and “restore integrity to the system.”

Sidney Stein said that Bob Menendez could not be sent to prison until June 6 so that he could attend his wife’s court case.