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 · Robert Menendez, the once-powerful U.S. senator from New Jersey convicted in a sweeping federal corruption case that involved bars of gold, cash stuffed in jacket pockets and unbridled influence ...

2 days ago · Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his conviction in a scheme that brought him gold bars, cash and a car and what his lawyer says is a new nickname: "gold bar Bob."

Robert Menendez (/ mɛˈnɛndɛz /; born January 1, 1954) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a United States senator from New Jersey from 2006 [1] until his resignation in 2024 following his conviction on 16 counts in a political corruption case. [2] He was sentenced to 11 years in prison in January 2025. [3]

1 day ago · NEW YORK — Former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for his conviction for accepting bribes of gold bars, cash and a car and what his lawyers said made him ...

1 day ago · 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 ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

1 day ago · Menendez was convicted last July on 16 charges – including bribery, obstruction of justice, and acting as an unregistered foreign agent – for accepting cash, gifts, and gold bars from three New Jersey businessmen in exchange for using his …

Jan 10, 2025 · NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez should be imprisoned for 15 years, after the Democrat from New Jersey became the first to be convicted of abusing a Senate committee leadership position and the first public official to be convicted of serving as a foreign agent.

2 days ago · Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.