Attorneys for Nadine Arslanian Menendez say her prison sentence should be no longer than one year plus a day instead of the suggested eight years for her bribery and corruption convictions.

The wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who is currently serving a federal prison sentence after he was convicted on similar charges that involved envelopes of cash and gold bars, will be sentenced on Sept. 11 for her part in the international scheme.

Lawyers for Arslanian Menendez said she suffers from a "lifetime of trauma" for being repeatedly abused over the years — physically and emotionally — "by the very people she thought she could trust."

The court documents, filed on Aug. 22, included reports from doctors and 64 pages of character witness letters on Arlanian Menendez's behalf.

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