Democratic New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, currently on trial on corruption and bribery charges, announced in a statement Thursday that his wife, Nadine, has breast cancer.
“After constant media coverage and following my wife, my wife has asked me to disclose her medical condition. Nadine has grade 3 breast cancer and will need a mastectomy.” said Menendez. statement.
“Of course we are concerned about the severity and progression of the disease. She will require follow-up surgery and possibly radiation therapy. We hope for the best. We ask the press and the public to give her the time, space and privacy to deal with this difficult health condition as she undergoes surgery and recovery.”
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) implicated Menendez and his wife, Nadine, in the September incident. indictment Among them were the Menendezs, who allegedly accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from officials in the Qatari and Egyptian governments. (RELATED: ‘Totally crazy’: Ana Navarro appears to point out Bob Menendez’s wife’s legal issues)
According to the indictment, Menendez and his wife received cash, gold bars and high-end goods in exchange for an agreement to use their public offices to protect and enrich three other co-conspirators connected to the Egyptian and Qatari governments. He is said to have taken possession of the car.
Investigators searched Menendez’s New Jersey residence and allegedly found more than $480,000 in cash and at least $100,000 worth of gold bars, according to the Justice Department’s indictment.
Some of the cash was allegedly stuffed into envelopes containing the “fingerprints and/or DNA” of Fred Dives, one of the indicted co-conspirators, who allegedly worked for the Egyptian government.
Menendez and his wife also face additional charges of obstruction of justice, the Justice Department said. indictment Submitted in March.
Nadine Menendez will go on trial on the charges on July 8. according to Go to ABC News. According to ABC News, both Menendez and his wife maintain their innocence, but Menendez called the prosecution “overreach.”
