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
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.
Last year he also became the first former senator to be convicted of acting as a foreign agent.
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Former N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison
Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.CBS News - 18h -
Bob Menendez Is Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
Mr. Menendez, a powerful longtime senator from New Jersey, was convicted last year on federal bribery and corruption charges.The New York Times - 17h -
Menendez sentenced to 11 years for bribery, extortion and other crimes
A federal judge sentenced former Sen. Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison for his conviction on bribery, extortion and other charges. Prosecutors say Menendez took cash, gold bars and a new Mercedes ...NBC News - 17h -
Former US senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison
New Jersey Democrat found guilty in international bribe scheme to advance interests of Egypt and QatarFinancial Times - 18h -
Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison in gold bar bribery case
Former Sen. Bob Menendez is scheduled to be sentenced on bribery and corruption charges in federal court in New York, where prosecutors are recommending he serve 15 years behind bars.NBC News - 18h -
Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in bribery, corruption case
Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after being convicted of 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. CBS News New ...CBS News - 19h -
How former Sen. Bob Menendez could appeal 11-year prison sentence
A federal judge sentenced former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison in his corruption case on Wednesday. A jury convicted the Democrat in July 2024 on charges he accepted bribes in ...CBS News - 19h -
Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison following first-of-its-kind conviction
Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for trading bribes for political favors. Federal prosecutors levied allegations of bribery, extortion and acting as ...The Hill - 20h -
Prosecutors Seek 15-Year Sentence for Menendez’s Bribery Conviction
Lawyers for New Jersey’s former Democratic senator, Robert Menendez, have said that even fewer years would be tantamount to a death sentence.The New York Times - Jan. 10
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