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Menendez Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison But The Case Is Far From Over

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Bob Menendez convicted and sentenced for bribery crimes, but has significant grounds for appeal including Supreme Court official acts ruling.

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Fox7 Austin
Ex-NJ Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison (opens Fox7 Austin)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison.
KTVZ Bend
Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years for corruption and bribery conviction (opens KTVZ Bend)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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By Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — 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 bars as bribes in exchange for helping three business…
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ex-New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery conviction (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has been sentenced for his conviction in a scheme that brought him gold bars, cash and a car.
Forbes
Sen. Bob Menendez Will Be Sentenced In Corruption Case—Could Face Up To 15 Years In Prison (opens Forbes)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Prosecutors argued Menendez’s “conduct may be the most serious for which a U.S. Senator has been convicted in the history of the Republic.”
ABC 7 San Francisco
Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison on corruption charges (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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A federal judge in New York on Wednesday sentenced a tearful former United States Senator Robert Menendez to 11 years in prison.
NBC News
Former Sen. Bob Menendez to be sentenced in gold bar bribery case (opens NBC News)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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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.
ABC 7 New York
Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to be sentenced Wednesday for bribery, other charges (opens ABC 7 New York)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is set to be sentenced Wednesday after being convicted on charges including bribery and acting as a foreign agent.
New York Post
Disgraced ex-NJ Sen. Bob Menendez cries as he begs for leniency — but gets 11 years in prison for gold bar bribery scheme (opens New York Post)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Bob Menendez, the once a powerful New Jersey senator, cried as he begged a Manhattan judge for leniency Wednesday -- and was sentenced to 11 years in prison for selling out his lofty post for gold bars, cash, a Mercedes-Benz convertible and other bribes.
New York Times
Menendez to Be Sentenced on Federal Corruption Charges (opens New York Times)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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The former senator from New Jersey faces a potentially lengthy prison sentence after his conviction on federal corruption charges.
The Columbian
Judge set to sentence former Sen. Bob Menendez, who was convicted of taking bribes of cash and gold (opens The Columbian)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez faces the possibility of a long prison term when he is sentenced Wednesday for selling his once-considerable clout in Washington for gold bars, a luxury c
FOX 29 Philadelphia
Ex-NJ Sen. Bob Menendez expected to be sentenced in bribery case (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Prosecutors say former NJ Sen. Bob Menendez should be sentenced to 15 years in prison in his corruption case.
Newsweek
Bob Menendez criminal sentencing: What to know (opens Newsweek)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Prosecutors are urging a federal judge to sentence the former Democratic senator from New Jersey to 15 years in prison.
NJ.com / Star-Ledger
Former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez sentenced to 11 years in ‘gold bar’ corruption case (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)
Published Jan 28, 2025
NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description
Menendez was found guilty in a corruption case involving tens of thousands in cash and gold and charges of conspiring to work as a foreign agent.
NBC10 Philadelphia
Ex-NJ Sen. Bob Menendez gets 11 years in prison for taking bribes, acting as foreign agent (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced in connection to the bribery and corruption case against him.
Fox News
Disgraced ex-Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in bribery case (opens Fox News)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday in gold bar bribery case.
Gothamist
Former NJ Sen. Bob Menendez to be sentenced today on bribery charges (opens Gothamist)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Hs two codefendants will be sentenced earlier in the day.
Press of Atlantic City
Former Sen. Bob Menendez faces sentencing Wednesday in corruption case (opens Press of Atlantic City)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Former Sen. Bob Menendez is set to be sentenced Wednesday in New York in a sweeping federal corruption case, where the 71-year-old former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will seek to avoid a lengthy prison term.
Press of Atlantic City
Ex-New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez gets 11 years for bribery (opens Press of Atlantic City)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday for accepting bribes of cash and gold bars and serving as an agent of Egypt as he sold influence to businessmen eager to exploit his political power.
Forbes
Sen. Bob Menendez Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison In Corruption Case (opens Forbes)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Prosecutors argued Menendez’s “conduct may be the most serious for which a U.S. Senator has been convicted in the history of the Republic.”
WMUR
Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced for bribery conviction (opens WMUR)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for accepting bribes of cash and gold bars and serving as an agent of Egypt
Time
Former NJ Sen. Bob Menendez Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison (opens Time)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison 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.”
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Ex-N.J. Sen. Menendez sentenced to 11 years in gold bar bribery case | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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NEW YORK >> Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced today to 11 years in prison over his 2024 conviction for taking bribes including gold bars in exchange for favors for Egypt and New Jersey businessmen.
Los Angeles Times
Ex-New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery conviction (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein announced the sentence after Menendez tearfully addressed the judge, saying he’d lost everything he cared about, except for his wife.
Rolling Stone
Democrat Bob Menendez Grovels to Trump After Being Sentenced to 11 Years (opens Rolling Stone)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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Bob Menendez, the former Democratic senator from New Jersey, was sentenced to 11 years in prison after being found guilty on corruption charges.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will be sentenced Wednesday for his bribery conviction (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)
Published Jan 28, 2025
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The former U.S. senator from New Jersey was convicted in July of accepting bribes including gold bars, cash, and a Mercedes-Benz.

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