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Ex-senator’s wife sentenced to more than 4 years in bribery scheme

by The editor•11 September 2025•Posted inBBC US politics

Nadine Menendez, whose husband is already in prison, was convicted for her role in a bribery scheme involving gold bars, cash and a Mercedes-Benz

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