Former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez will face sentencing on corruption charges at the end of January, as confirmed by U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan. The judge also announced that the trial of Menendez's wife, Nadine Menendez, which was initially scheduled for January, will now take place in February.
Menendez, a Democrat, was convicted in July on 16 corruption charges related to bribery allegations. Prosecutors alleged that he used his influence in the Senate over a five-year period until 2022 to provide favors to three New Jersey businessmen in exchange for bribes, including gold bars, cash amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars, and a Mercedes-Benz convertible.
