Testimony About Half a Million in Cash and a Stash of Gold Bars Awaits Jurors in Second Corruption Trial of Senator Menendez

The senator’s lawyers have suggested in court papers that he will defend himself in part by claiming his wife, Nadine, kept him in the dark about her dealings.

AP/Jacquelyn Martin, file
Senator Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez, at the White House, June 22, 2023. AP/Jacquelyn Martin, file

For the second time in a decade, Senator Menendez faces a corruption trial Monday with his political career and freedom on the line in a criminal case that already has forced him out of one of the most powerful posts in Congress.

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