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.
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 Prison for Bribery
NEW YORK — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt—crimes his lawyer said he’s been mocked for as “Gold Bar Bob.”
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,
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.
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.
Sentencing of one more NJ businessman ends ex-Sen. Menendez bribery chapter
While reporters waited outside the Manhattan courthouse waiting for word on ex-Sen. Bob Menendez and his co-conspirators' fate, across the river in New Jersey another sentencing took place with no fanfare that ended a chapter related to the bribery of the senator.
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
Bob Menendez's Comments After Sentencing Spark Trump Pardon Rumors
Mendez said Trump was "right" about the legal process he went through being "corrupt" in comments outside of the courthouse.
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 ...
Ex-NJ Sen. Bob Menendez says ‘Trump was right’ about politically-charged prosecutions as he panders for pardon in bribery scheme
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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.
It’s judgment day for Bob Menendez
A federal judge will sentence former Sen. Bob Menendez on Wednesday for selling his office — an extraordinary fall even for a ...