Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife charged with bribery

Sen. Menendez, a Democrat, is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was previously indicted in another federal bribery case but that case was dropped after a trial that ended in a hung jury.

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife were indicted in New York on federal bribery charges for accepting cash, gold bars, home mortgage payments and more as part of “corrupt relationship” with three businessmen from their home state.

The indictment alleges Menendez “provided sensitive U.S. Government information and took other steps that secretly aided the government of Egypt,” and pressured a U.S Department of Agriculture official to protect a business monopoly in Egypt for one of the businessmen.  -- More...