1 day ago · A judge sentenced an emotional former Sen. Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison Wednesday for a yearslong bribery and corruption scheme that rewarded him with gold bars and stacks of cash. Menendez ...

1 day ago · NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday for accepting bribes of cash and gold bars and serving as an agent of Egypt as he sold influence to businessmen eager to exploit his political power. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan announced the sentence after Menendez tearfully addressed the judge, saying he’d lost everything he ...

1 day ago · Former New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison following his conviction on bribery and corruption charges after taking cash, a Mercedes Benz and gold ...

1 day ago · Menendez, 71, earned the nickname “Gold Bar Bob” after a 2023 federal indictment revealed that FBI agents seized about $100,000 of gold bars from his home. Menendez teared up while telling the ...

9 hours ago · 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 ...

1 day ago · Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced on Wednesday to 11 years in prison for taking bribes including gold bars in exchange for favors for Egypt and New Jersey businessmen.

1 day ago · The guilty verdict came after a nine-week trial, during which jurors saw evidence that Menendez accepted gifts including gold bars worth over $100,000 and more than $480,000 in cash, found by FBI ...

1 day ago · Jurors actually weighed gold bars recovered from Mr. Menendez’s home in their palms last summer before they found the Democratic senator guilty of selling his high office to foreign powers and ...

Jul 16, 2024 · Photos revealed at trial showed 13 gold bars worth $150,000 found inside Menendez’s bedroom, and $486, 471 in cash spread out all over the house — including wads of bills totaling $14,500...

1 day ago · NEW YORK (AP) — 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 own lawyer said ...