 His years of selling his office to the highest bidder have finally come to an end. Prosecutor said Menendez and his wife Nadine accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, gold bars, and car and mortgage payments from three businessmen who wanted his help. Nadine Menendez will be tried later. Christopher Cruz, CBS News. The judge set October 29th as the sentencing date. That's a week before the November 5th election in which Menendez is running as an independent.