Background Information About The Couple

Bob Menendez and His Wife Face up to 45 Years in Prison

Background Information about the Couple

Bob Menendez's Marriage History

Bob Menendez was previously married to his first wife, Jane Jacobsen, whom he divorced in 2005. He proposed to his current wife, Nadine Arslanian, on October 2018, and they got married exactly a year later.

Nadine Arslanian's Background

Nadine Arslanian, born in Lebanon, is 13 years younger than her husband. She was previously married to real estate developer Raffi Arslanian, with whom she had two children before their divorce in 2005.

The Couple's Meeting and Marriage

Bob Menendez and Nadine Arslanian met at an IHOP in 2018. One year after his proposal, they married in October 2019.

Bribery and Corruption Charges

Both Bob Menendez and Nadine Arslanian are facing up to 45 years in prison for bribery and corruption charges. The trial of Nadine Arslanian Menendez was delayed indefinitely a day before her husband's trial in New Jersey.