Nadine Menendez put husband’s ‘power up for sale,’ prosecutors say

Prosecutors and veterans today presented the final arguments in the trial for the bribe of Nadine Menendez, the wife of former Senator Bob Menendez, DJ, who was charged with the assistance of the Broker’s contracts sold by the Senator’s influence in exchange for gold grids, Gotovina and Mercedes-Benz Conventive envelopes.

Former Senator – which was not present and convicted of UA a separate trial At 11 years in prison for bribery, he acted as a foreign agent and allegations of obstruction – he has repeatedly called during the Government abstract. Nadine Menendez, who faces similar accusations, was sitting quietly in the courtroom between her two lawyers, carrying a pink face mask.

Prosecutor Paul Monteleoni presented a government’s final altercation for a few hours, calling Bob Menendez his wife “a partner in crime”. He walked the jury through all 18 charges against Nadine Menendez, claiming she had acting as a broker, sold her husband’s political power in a series of schemes.

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Nadine Menendez, the wife of former senator Robert Menendez, goes out on Thursday, March 27, 2025 in New York, New York. (Yuki iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Prosecutors said that inconsistent behavior included helping a halal certificate based in New Jersey to continue the monopoly, interfere with the criminal case at the state level and writing a letter to the Egyptian government to help maintain US assistance.

In return, Monteleoni said to the jurors, Nadine Menendez received a cash envelope, 1 kilogram Golden rodsHighly paid job and luxury convertible.

“She did it so she could get a convertible,” Monteleoni said. In the end, he added, “The defendant is guilty of each point.”

Former US Senator Bob Menendez talks to reporters after judging by the conviction of bribery in New York, the United States, January 29, 2025. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolo via Getty Images)

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Barry Coburn, representing the defense, claimed that the Government had applied the overly wide definitions of “official works” and “quid pro quo”. He claimed most of what allegedly included routine political behavior. “Menendez must and must not be found guilty of any of them,” Coburn said jury.

He particularly pushed the claim that the meeting was between Forms late. Male And the State Attorney General in New Jersey Garbir Grewal represented an official act.

“These things are unproven in this case,” Coburn said, adding: “The rule of the law orders the acquittal on these points.”

Nadine Menendez, the wife of former Senator Bob Menendez, arrives at a trial at the Federal Court at Manhattan on March 19, 2025 in New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

The defense also questioned Jose Uriba’s credibility, a witness of the Government who cooperates, saying that most of his testimony lacks confirmation. Coburn pointed to a dinner at which uribe claimed that the former senator had told him: “I saved those ass, not once, and twice.” Coburn claimed that such statements were untested and unreliable.

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Judge Sidney H. Stein should submit a jury instructions on Friday morning at 9:30, after which he will start discussions.