A federal grand jury indictment accuses Democratic US Senator Robert Menendez and his wife, along with three New Jersey businessmen, of participating in an alleged bribery scheme trading international political favours and disrupting criminal investigations in exchange for cash, gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz convertible and other gifts.
Mr Menendez and his wife Nadine Menendez are charged with three counts, including conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right.
