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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves Manhattan federal court, May, 14, 2024, in New York.

Bob Menendez January 29, 2025 8:54 pm

Ex-NJ Sen. Bob Menendez gets 11 years in prison for taking bribes, acting as foreign agent

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 him the nickname “Gold Bar Bob.” Judge Sidney H. Stein announced the sentence Wednesday after the Democrat tearfully addressed the judge, calling himself chastened...

Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, exits federal court in New York, US, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Menendez, the powerful New Jersey Democrat, was found guilty of corruption charges related to the FBI seizure of 13 gold bars, nearly $500,000 in cash and a Mercedes Benz at his home.

Bob Menendez July 24, 2024 6:05 pm

Sen. Bob Menendez will resign NJ seat after guilty verdict in federal bribery case: Sources

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said in a letter that he will resign his position in August, a week after he was found guilty on all counts in his federal corruption trial and amid mounting calls for him to step down.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 10: Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) arrives at Manhattan Federal Court on July 10, 2024 in New York City. Closing arguments continue in Sen. Menendez’s trial with co-defendant’s Fred Daibes and Wael Hana. Menendez is charged with corruption after gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash were found at his home. Menendez and his wife, Nadine, are accused of extortion, obstruction of justice and accepting bribes to perform favors for businessmen with connections to Egypt and Qatar.

Bob Menendez July 16, 2024 9:42 pm

Sen. Menendez found guilty on all counts in federal corruption trial

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was found guilty on all 16 counts in his federal corruption trial, including charges of bribery and conspiracy for a public official to act as a foreign agent, a jury decided Tuesday in a Manhattan courthouse.

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves federal court following the day’s proceedings in his bribery trial, Thursday, July 11, 2024, in New York.

Bob Menendez July 12, 2024 2:47 pm

NY jury begins deliberations in bribery trial of NJ Sen. Bob Menendez

A New York City jury has been told it will begin deliberating criminal charges against Sen. Bob Menendez at his bribery trial on Friday after hearing instructions on the law.

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives at federal court, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in New York.

Bob Menendez July 9, 2024 8:11 pm

Sen. Bob Menendez lawyer tells jury in closing that prosecutors failed to prove a single charge

A lawyer for Sen. Bob Menendez at the Democrat’s bribery trial has urged jurors to acquit him of every charge, saying prosecutors had failed to prove a single count beyond a reasonable doubt.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 14: U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) arrives for trial at Manhattan Federal Court on May 14, 2024 in New York City. Menendez and his wife are accused of extortion, obstruction of justice, and accepting bribes to perform favors for businessmen with connections to Egypt and Qatar after gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash were found at his home.

Bob Menendez May 15, 2024 8:48 pm

Sen. Bob Menendez called corrupt, accused of trading power for gold and cash in trial's open

At the start of his corruption trial in New York City, a federal jury was alternately introduced to Bob Menendez as a bribe-taking U.S. senator who betrayed his country, and as an American patriot.

FILE – Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife Nadine Menendez arrive at the federal courthouse in New York, Sept. 27, 2023. The couple are seeking separate trials on bribery charges they each face in a New York court. Menendez and his wife were each charged in the fall with aiding three New Jersey businessmen in return for cash, gold bars and a luxury car.

Bob Menendez March 5, 2024 9:56 pm

Sen. Bob Menendez and wife charged with obstruction, accused of trying to cover up bribes

New Jersey. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine were hit with more criminal charges in an alleged corruption case involving gold bars, a luxury car and other alleged bribes, according to federal prosecutors.

Bob Menendez March 2, 2024 10:13 am

Sen. Bob Menendez co-defendant pleads guilty to conspiracy, will cooperate with prosecutors

A co-defendant in the corruption investigation into New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez who was accused of giving the senator’s wife a luxury convertible has agreed to plead guilty and will cooperate with prosecutors, NBC New York has learned.

FILE – Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee speaks during Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the budget request for the State Department for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill, March 22, 2023, in Washington. Menendez faces a new allegation that he used clout to help businessman get deal with Qatari investment fund. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Bob Menendez January 2, 2024 7:21 pm

Sen. Bob Menendez faces new allegations of receiving gold bars and cash for support of Qatari investment

A federal grand jury has filed a second superseding indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez and alleges he tried to help a New Jersey developer with getting a multi-million dollar investment from an investment company tied to the Qatari government in exchange for cash and gold bars.

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