Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has been indicted on bribery charges.
Federal agents found cash "stuffed into envelopes and hidden in clothing" in his home.
That included more than $480,000 in cash that was "stuffed into envelopes and hidden in clothing, closets, and a safe."
Exhibits from the federal indictment showing cash on top of Menendez's jackets.
US District Court for the Southern District of New YorkIn a defiant statement on the indictment, Menendez said that he's the victim of a "smear campaign" and that prosecutors have "misrepresented the normal work of a Congressional office."
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