Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez (D) was sentenced yesterday afternoon to 11 years in prison on bribery, fraud, and extortion charges in federal court in Manhattan.
Menendez was convicted in July when a jury found the 71-year-old guilty on all 16 counts of taking payments in gold bars and cash to influence New Jersey criminal investigations and provide intel to Egyptian officials. The case ended the former head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's political career after three terms.
Menendez, his wife Nadine, and three New Jersey businessmen were indicted in the scheme in 2023, though Nadine's trial has been postponed until March as she undergoes breast cancer treatment. Two of the co-conspirators, Fred Daibes and Wael Hana, were tried alongside Menendez and convicted on all counts. They were also sentenced yesterday, each receiving more than $1M in fines and nearly a decade in prison. The third businessman, Jose Uribe, is scheduled for sentencing in April.
See a list of other US senators who have been indicted here.
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