Nadine Menendez, wife of former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, was sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison for her involvement in an international bribery and corruption scheme.

The sentencing occurred on Thursday in New York, overseen by U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein.

The big picture: Nadine, 58, was convicted in April on all 15 counts against her, including bribery and fraud. • She accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for her husband’s political favors benefiting Egypt and New Jersey businessmen. • Former Senator Bob Menendez, a Democrat who represented New Jersey for over 18 years and chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was previously sentenced to 11 years in prison following his conviction at a separate trial.

Go deeper: Prosecutors revealed that

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