NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A lengthy criminal investigation that has put U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez in the crosshairs of a federal corruption indictment — and placed Democrats in peril of losing a key seat — will ultimately rest in the hands of 12 residents from New Jersey, a state he's represented in Congress for more than two decades. Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys will have plenty of factors to consider when they begin the final phase of jury selection this week ahead of next month's fraud and bribery trial, including how the New Jersey residents will debate the trial's complicated legal issues and how Menendez's political past and future could factor into their thinking.