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Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., departs Manhattan federal court after his sentencing on a bribery conviction, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Former US Sen. Bob Menendez gets 11 years in prison for taking bribes and acting as agent of Egypt

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.

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves Manhattan federal court, May, 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)

Judge rejects new trial for former Sen. Menendez over tainted laptop

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks during a campaign event in York, Pa., Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Fetterman was elected to challenge convention. Now, he’s challenging his fellow Democrats

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves Manhattan federal court, May, 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)

Prosecutors seek 15 years in prison for former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez after bribery conviction

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives at Manhattan federal court Oct. 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Menendez’s lawyers seek lenient sentence, saying conviction made him a ‘national punchline’

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The ex-senator was convicted of selling his once-considerable clout for bribes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. His actions, the judge said, feed the cynicism of voters. (AP video: Joseph Frederick, David R. Martin/Production: Vanessa A. Alvarez)

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Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for taking bribes of cash and gold, acting as agent of Egypt

Judge gives prison terms to two men convicted of bribing ex-Sen. Bob Menendez, who is to be sentenced later Wednesday

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

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives at Manhattan federal court Oct. 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez but puts his wife’s trial off until February

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives at Manhattan federal court Oct. 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez, citing ‘emotional toll,’ seeks sentencing delay in wake of wife’s trial

FILE - Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., speaks to delegates in Paramus, N.J., March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

New Jersey interim Sen. George Helmy stepping down for Andy Kim to be sworn in early

FILE - Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., enters the federal court in New York, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Ex-US Sen. Bob Menendez seeks new trial, citing prosecutors’ recently admitted error

FILE - Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves federal court after being convicted of all the charges he faced at his corruption trial, in New York, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Prosecutors say some erroneous evidence was given jurors at ex-Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial

AP Race Call: Democrat Rob Menendez wins reelection to U.S. House in New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District

FILE - Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., speaks during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrat Andy Kim wins open New Jersey Senate seat, defeating Republican Curtis Bashaw

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., right, administers the oath of office to Sen. George Helmy, D-N.J., left, as his wife Caroline Helmy holds the Bible during a re-enactment swearing-in, in the Old Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

New Jersey Democrat George Helmy sworn in as replacement for Menendez in the Senate

FILE - Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., departs the Senate floor in the Capitol, Sept. 28, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez resigns from Senate after bribery convictions

George Helmy speaks during a news conference after being announced to take the U.S. Senate seat that will soon be vacated by Senator Bob Menendez, in Newark, New Jersey, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

New Jersey governor’s former chief of staff to replace Menendez, but only until November election

This undated image provided by the Office of the New Jersey Governor, shows Gov. Phil Murphy's longtime Chief of Staff George Helmy, who was named to serve as interim senator when Bob Menendez resigns later this month after his conviction on federal bribery charges, according to a person familiar with the decision. (Office of the New Jersey Governor via AP)

Bob Menendez to be replaced by New Jersey governor’s former top aide, AP source says

FILE - Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives at Manhattan federal court Oct. 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

New Jersey school is removing Sen. Bob Menendez’s name from its building

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves federal court in New York, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Menendez has been convicted of all the charges he faced at his corruption trial, including accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

US Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is resigning from office following his corruption conviction

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves federal court in New York, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Menendez has been convicted of all the charges he faced at his corruption trial, including accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Senate Ethics Committee starts review of Sen. Bob Menendez’s conduct following bribery conviction

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves federal court in New York, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Menendez has been convicted of all the charges he faced at his corruption trial, including accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Democrats consider expelling Menendez from the Senate after conviction in bribery trial

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., center, speaks to reporters as he leaves federal court in New York, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Menendez has been convicted of all the charges he faced at his corruption trial, including accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

What happens to Sen. Bob Menendez’s seat after his conviction?

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calls for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign after conviction on bribery charges

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez convicted of all charges including bribery and acting as a foreign agent for Egypt

Sen. Bob Menendez convicted of taking bribes paid in gold and a luxury car. Verdict still being read at corruption trial

Jury in Sen. Bob Menendez bribery trial has reached a verdict, to be read in court soon, court spokesperson says

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks to the media outside federal court, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in New York. Menendez has been convicted of all the charges he faced at his corruption trial, including accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt’s foreign agent

United States Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., center, leaves federal court following the day's proceedings in his bribery trial Monday, July 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)

Jury finishes 2nd day of deliberations without a verdict at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial

Jury deliberations begin in the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, who is accused of taking bribes and being a foreign agent

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., enters federal court in New York, Friday, July 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Jury ends first day of deliberations in US Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial without a verdict

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. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)

Jury to begin deliberations Friday in bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez

In this courtroom sketch,, defendants, seated at left, left to right: Wael Hana, Fred Daibes, and Lawrence Lustberg; and Sen. Robert Menendez, seated right, listen to closing arguments, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at Manhattan federal court in New York. (Jane Rosenberg via AP)

Sen. Bob Menendez’s lawyer cites patriotism as a reason to acquit his client

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives at federal court, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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