Former N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison
Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
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Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
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.
CBS New York's Christine Sloan has covered Sen. Bob Menendez for more than 30 years and described Tuesday's verdict as "an extraordinary moment."
Prosecutors allege the New Jersey Democrat and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were bribed with gold bars, cash and a Mercedes.
The New Jersey Democrat and his wife, Nadine Menendez, are accused of accepting bribes from three businessmen in exchange for political favors.
The New Jersey Democrat and his wife, Nadine Menendez, are accused of accepting bribes from three businessmen in exchange for political favors.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News Philadelphia, Dougherty spent 20 minutes talking on the street with Chief Investigative Reporter Joe Holden less than 24 hours after his federal court conviction.
The New Jersey Democrat's lawyer argued the prosecution has failed to directly connect evidence of bribery or corruption to the senator.
A lawyer for New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said prosecutors showed jurors "zero evidence of him saying or suggesting that he was doing something for a bribe."
Closing arguments began Monday in New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial, with a federal prosecutor telling jurors that Menendez put his power up for sale in return for bribes.
Jurors are expected to have the case by the end of next week.
The judge warned defense lawyers last week that telling jurors alleged details about Nadine Menendez's ex-boyfriend risks turning the trial "into a soap opera."
The New Jersey Democrat and his wife are accused of accepting gold bars, a Mercedes and cash in exchange for using his political influence to help three businessmen and two foreign governments.
A Senate staffer testified at a bribery trial that planning for Sen. Menendez's 2021 trip to Egypt and Qatar got "weird" after he directed Egypt be involved in the process.
An FBI agent testified that Menendez's internet history since 2008 showed that he had never searched for gold prices until April 5, 2019.
Prosecutors tried to link the alleged bribes to the appointment of Philip Sellinger, New Jersey's U.S. attorney.
An attorney for the wife of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said she "has medical equipment implanted in her body and is in intense, chronic pain."
The testimony is the second time that a top law enforcement figure has said Menendez sought to speak about a criminal case affecting a New Jersey businessman.
Jose Uribe, an insurance broker who is the prosecution's star witness, has detailed how he says he bribed Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife.
Jose Uribe, a star witness in the prosecution's case against Sen. Bob Menendez, detailed his alleged conversations with the New Jersey Democrat.
The decision could complicate prosecutors' case against New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez as it relates to Egypt and military aid.
A lawyer for New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez sought to pin the blame on his wife, Nadine Menendez.
The New Jersey senator has a "fear of scarcity" and developed "a longstanding coping mechanism of routinely withdrawing and storing cash in his home," his lawyers said last month.
The senator and his wife are accused of using his position to benefit three businessmen and two foreign governments in exchange for cash, gold and a luxury car.
Charges against Sen. Bob Menendez have prompted new bipartisan anti-bribery House bill that alludes to the gold bars mentioned in his indictment.
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