Shameful ex-sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in bribery case

Judge Sidney Stein sentenced former Democratic Senator Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison on Wednesday and completed his trial for a “long -term bribery and foreign influence of influence with rare gravity.”

Prosecutors had requested a 15-year judgment for Menendez, 71, after he was sentenced on July 24 the 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstacle to justice. He is the first American senator in American history to be convicted of working as a foreign agent. His co -defense, Wael Hana and Fred Dibes, were also sentenced to 8 years and 7 years respectively.

“As proven in trial, the defendants engaged for years in a corruption and foreign influence of fantastic brazenness, breadth and duration, resulting in unusually serious abuse of power at the highest levels of the legislative branch of US Government“Wrote prosecutors.

Menendez’s conviction came after a nine -week long trial. The Former Democratic Legislature was accused of accepting gifts totaling more than $ 100,000 in gold bars as well as cash.

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Senator Bob Menendez withdrew in shame and was convicted of working as a foreign agent. (Getty Images)

The quarreled Democrat was accused and convicted of participating in a long -standing bribery of bribery involving the governments of Egypt and Qatar. Menendez’s wife, Nadine, who is ready to go to trial on March 18, also allegedly participated in the scheme. She is accused of receiving paychecks for a job that did not exist.

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“Menendez, who swore an oath to represent the United States and the State of New Jersey, instead put its tall office for sale for this bribery,” prosecutors wrote prior to the criminal offense.

Democratic US Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, Left, and his wife Nadine Menendez arrive at the federal courthouse in New York, September 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)

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Menendez, who was charged in 2023, made history in July 2024 when he became the first US senator to be convicted of acting as a foreign agent. His conviction came after a nine -week long trial. The Former Democratic Legislature was accused of accepting gifts totaling more than $ 100,000 in gold bars as well as cash.

Jamie Joseph, Rachel Wolf and Maria Paronich contributed to this report