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Disgraced ex-NJ Sen. Bob Menendez cries as he begs for leniency — but gets 11 years in prison for gold bar bribery scheme
The attorneys argued that the “beautiful, tall” Nadine, who is of Lebanese and Albanian descent, “kept him in the dark” about the payoffs. They claimed that receiving gold bar “gifts” was a typical Lebanese custom.
Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in federal prison for selling the powers of his office to wealthy benefactors and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government — the latest demonstration of just how far the once-prominent Democrat has fallen after spending four decades in the nation’s halls of power.
Ex-NJ Sen. Bob Menendez gets 11 years in prison for taking bribes, acting as foreign agent
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his conviction for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt, crimes his own lawyer said earned him the nickname “Gold Bar Bob.
Former NJ Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years for corruption
Prosecutors wrote he is the first senator convicted of a crime involving abuse of a leadership position on a Senate committee. He's also the first senator convicted of serving as a foreign agent.
Bob Menendez, New Jersey’s disgraced former U.S. Senator, sentenced to 11 years in prison after corruption conviction
WBGO's David Matthau reports former New Jersey U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison
Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in federal bribery and corruption case
Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will be sentenced today on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
Former NJ Sen. Bob Menendez to be sentenced today on bribery charges
A jury found Menendez, 71, guilty in July of 16 counts of bribery, helping a foreign government and obstruction of justice, following a nine-week trial. The U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York accused Menendez of trading his political power for gold bars, cash and a Mercedes Benz, among other things.
Tearful former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years for brazen bribery scheme
Former Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday for a brazen bribery scheme that saw him put his political influence up for sale in exchange for stockpiles of cash,
Former senator of New Jersey Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery scheme
Former Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison Wednesday after the once-powerful New Jersey Democrat traded on his political clout in exchange for gold bars, cash and a luxury car.
Crypto Critic and Former Senator Bob Menendez Gets 11 Years in Prison for Bribery
Staunch crypto skeptic and disgraced former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday on charges of bribery and
Former US Senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison
A federal judge sentenced Bob Menendez, the former US Senator for New Jersey, to 11 years in prison Wednesday. Additionally, he must forfeit over $900,000. Menendez was found guilty last year on 16
Ex-NJ Sen. Bob Menendez says ‘Trump was right’ about politically-charged prosecutions as he panders for pardon in bribery scheme
He’s a goldmine of hypocrisy. Disgraced former New Jersey senator Bob Menendez is saying “Trump was right” about political ...
Bob Menendez betrayed his country and legacy in stunning fall from grace, NJ colleagues say
N.J., detailed the senator's fall from grace and the impact it will have on his legacy, in a New York Times report.
Ex-New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery conviction
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has been sentenced for his conviction in a scheme that brought him gold bars, cash and a car.