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Prosecutors seek 15 years in prison for Menendez after bribery conviction

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Prosecutors say former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez should be imprisoned for 15 years after the Democrat was convicted of abusing a Senate committee leadership position and serving as a foreign agent.

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  1. NBC New York

    Prosecutors seek 15 years for former NJ Sen. Bob Menendez after bribery conviction (opens NBC New York)

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    Prosecutors called for the lengthy prison term for the 71-year-old New Jersey Democrat in papers filed in Manhattan federal court late Thursday. Menendez was...

  2. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    Prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for Menendez after bribery conviction (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    The 71-year-old Robert Menendez will be sentenced on Jan. 29.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Prosecutors seek 15 years in prison for former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez after bribery conviction (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Prosecutors say former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez should be imprisoned for 15 years for a ''grave abuse of his power,'' after the New Jersey Democrat became the first person to be convicted of abusing a Senate committee leadership position and the first U.S.

  4. Salon

    Prosecutors ask judge for 15-year sentence in Menendez bribery case (opens Salon)

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    The former senator will be sentenced on Jan. 29.

  5. Gothamist

    Former NJ Sen. Bob Menendez should spend at least 15 years in prison, feds say (opens Gothamist)

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    In a filing released Friday, prosecutors said the brazenness of Menendez

  6. CBS News

    Former N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez should get 15 years in prison, prosecutors say. Here (opens CBS News)

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    Prosecutors say former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez should be imprisoned for 15 years after the Democrat 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.

  7. WHEC Rochester

    Prosecutors seek 15-year prison term for former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez for taking bribes and serving as a foreign agent (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Prosecutors seek 15-year prison term for former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez for taking bribes and serving as a foreign agent.

  8. FOX 5 New York

    Prosecutors demand 15 years for ex-NJ Sen. Bob Menendez in bribery case (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    Prosecutors seek 15 years for ex-NJ Senator Bob Menendez, convicted of abusing his Senate role and serving as a foreign agent.

  9. Press of Atlantic City

    Prosecutors seek 15 years in prison for Menendez after bribery conviction (opens Press of Atlantic City)

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    Prosecutors say former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez should be imprisoned for 15 years after the Democrat was convicted of abusing a Senate committee leadership position and serving as a foreign agent.

  10. New York Times

    Prosecutors Seek 15-Year Sentence for Menendez’s Bribery Conviction (opens New York Times)

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    Lawyers for New Jersey’s former Democratic senator, Robert Menendez, have said that even fewer years would be tantamount to a death sentence.

  11. New York Post

    Feds want disgraced ex-NJ Sen. Bob Menendez jailed for at least 15 years in ‘gold bar’ corruption case (opens New York Post)

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    Disgraced ex-New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez should be thrown behind bars for at least 15 years for his "naked greed" in accepting a "hoard of bribes."

  12. Roll Call

    Menendez prosecutors seek 15 years in prison in corruption case (opens Roll Call)

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    Prosecutors say former Sen. Bob Menendez should receive at least 15 years in prison for his role in a wide-ranging corruption case.

  13. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Federal prosecutors seek at least 15-year sentence for Bob Menendez (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Justice Department prosecutors are recommending a prison sentence of at least 15 years for former senator Bob Menendez, the disgraced onetime chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee who

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