The Democratic former US senator Bob Menendez was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday to 11 years in prison over his 2024 conviction for taking bribes, including receiving gold bars in exchange for doing favors for Egypt and for New Jersey businessmen.
Ex-senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery conviction Democrat from New Jersey was found guilty in July on 16 charges including bribery and fraud.
“Menendez, who swore an oath to represent the United States and the State of New Jersey, instead put his high office up for sale in exchange for this hoard of bribes,” prosecutors wrote in a 9 January court filing.
Prosecutors with the Manhattan US attorney’s office had urged Stein to sentence Menendez to 15 years in prison.
They say he shepherded military aid to Egypt, provided assistance to Qatar and interfered in local prosecutions of allied businessmen in exchange for bribes including gold, cash and a Mercedes-Benz.
