text:  Prosecutors in New York say they have proved Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey is guilty of bribery charges. After seven weeks of testimony, prosecutors in the bribery trial of New Jersey U.S. Senator Bob Menendez have rested their case. On Monday, it's the defense's turn, where witnesses for the Democrat and two New Jersey businessmen named as co-conspirators will take the stand. The defense claims no crimes were committed and no bribes were paid, despite investigators finding gold bars, a Mercedes Benz convertible, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash in a raid of Menendez's