Senator Bob Menendez has been charged with bribery offenses. The indictment alleges that Menendez and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes from three New Jersey businessmen in exchange for Menendezs agreement to use his official position to protect and enrich them and to benefit the Government of Egypt. The bribes included gold, cash, a luxury convertible, payments toward Menendezs wifes home mortgage, compensation for a low-or-no-show job for his wife, home furnishings, and other things of value. Menendez agreed to use his power and influence as a Senator to seek to protect the interests of the businessmen and the Government of Egypt. Menendez has also been accused of accepting bribes from a foreign government and acting as a foreign agent. He faces up to two years in prison for failing as a public official to register as an agent of a foreign power. Menendez has denied any wrongdoing in the federal case against him, his wife, and three of their business associates.