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The question for the justices was whether a federal law prohibits not only before-the-fact bribes but also after-the-fact rewards.

Larry Householder, already serving a 20-year federal prison sentence, was indicted on additional state felony charges on Monday in connection with a sprawling bribery scheme.

Federal prosecutors said Senator Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, accepted tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to help Qatar’s government.