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.
After his sentencing, former Senator Robert Menendez called the case against him a “political witch hunt.” “President Trump is right,” he added. “This process is political and it’s corrupted to the core. ”
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