Nadine Menendez, wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez, sentenced to more than 4 years in federal bribery case

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Source: CBS News

Updated on: September 11, 2025 / 1:29 PM EDT


Nadine Menendez, the wife of former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, was sentenced to 54 months, or more than four years, in prison Thursday in her federal bribery case.

She was convicted in April of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gold bars in exchange for political favors. Other alleged bribes included a Mercedes-Benz, and money for a mortgage payment and for a low-to-no-show job.

Prosecutors wanted Nadine Menendez, 58, to serve at least seven years, but her defense requested a one-year sentence, citing her ongoing breast cancer treatments. Her attorney said he's concerned that she won't get proper care in prison and that she's dealing with pain from surgeries that didn't go well.

Federal sentencing guidelines call for a minimum of 17 and a half years, but the judge had said he planned to hand down a sentence that's "substantially below" that. He also said he would not remand her Thursday, and set a surrender date for July 10, 2026.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nadine-menendez-sentencing/

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[Omnipresent]

1. How does Alicia Menendez report this on her show?

[ificandream]

4. From what I've read, she doesn't.

I haven't seen any examples, but I think she has been letting others do the reports. Which is what she should do.

[Rhiannon12866]

10. I believe she has an agreement to avoid reporting on this story

She does a fine job, subs for any host she's asked to. Tonight it was Jen Psaki as well as her regular appearance on The Weeknight.

[JI7]

6. She doesn't but this is also not her mother

Menendez and her mother are divorced and her mother has nothing to do with all these legal problems.

His current wife and him got together when she was already an adult and I'm thinking she doesn't have much of a relationship with her.

[Hekate]

9. Alicia M is very professional, and others report on her father and stepmother

[Marthe48]

2. How many times will she appeal?

n/t

[democratsruletheday]

3. IMO?

She can rot, but more importantly so can her scummy hubby who master minded everything. Hope he gets a long prison sentence. He was dirty for decades before being caught.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Bob Menendez was already sentenced

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143383884

(11 years) and has been serving his sentence since June - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143480304

[OhioTim]

7. Deserves It...

but how about all of the Republican criminals who get passes.

[republianmushroom]

8. Seems like a light sentence .