text:  Closing arguments began today in the federal corruption trial of Senator Bob Menendez and two New Jersey businessmen accused of bribing him. Samantha Max of member station WNYC has more. Secret meetings with Egyptian officials, Google searches about the value of a kilo of gold, cash-filled envelopes stuffed into boots and jackets. These are just some of the clues that led the U.S. Attorney's Office to what they describe as a years-long corruption scheme involving Menendez and his wife.