One could have been forgiven for thinking, when Nadine Arslanian Menendez first stepped into our collective consciousness, a week ago, Oh, we’ve seen this before. Accompanying the stories about bribery and influence-peddling indictments were photos of a tall, leggy blonde woman in a low-cut blouse and miniskirt standing (or striding) next to her squat, older powerful politician of a husband. But assumptions are dangerous things and, in this particular case, unfairly reductive.
Because this is no ordinary rags-to-bullion story. And before we jump to conclusions, it would be wise to take a look at how Nadine got to where she is today.
