Nadine Menendez, the wife of former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, faces sentencing Thursday in her federal bribery case.

She was convicted in April of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gold bars in exchange for political favors. Other alleged bribes included a Mercedes-Benz , money for a mortgage payment and for a low-to-no-show job.

Prosecutors are calling for Nadine Menendez to serve at least seven years in prison, but her defense has requested a one-year sentence, citing her ongoing cancer treatments .

Bob Menendez resigned from the U.S. Senate weeks after being found guilty for his role in the bribery scheme , and he is currently serving an 11-year sentence .

"Nadine Menendez and Sen. Menendez were partners in crime"

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