 The prosecution says Menendez is alleged to have connected one businessman with a Qatar investor, praising Qatar's government in front of the men. For another businessman, he's accused of helping him become the sole certifier of halal meat products to Egypt. A former staffer testified that Menendez told her he wanted to be less publicly critical of Egypt. Menendez's attorneys pinned the blame on his wife, Nadine, saying it was she who was in touch with these businessmen and that the senator didn't know the full extent of her financial troubles back then. Jessica Rosenthal, Fox News.