Nadine Menendez, Wife of Former Sen. Bob Menendez, Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Federal Bribery Case

WASHINGTON—Nadine Menendez, the wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), was sentenced on Sept. 11 to more than four years in federal prison in a bribery case. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein sentenced her to 54 months behind bars and three years of supervised release for working with her husband in accepting bribes of cash, gold bars, and a luxury car. Stein wanted to send a message with the sentencing. “People have to understand there are consequences,” he said. Prosecutors asked for seven years in prison, while Menendez’s lawyer requested a year in prison. Menendez, who was convicted in April, sobbed while addressing the court at her sentencing and blamed her husband for what she did....