Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after being convicted in a corruption trial.
Menendez, who was in Congress for 31 years, was found guilty last July for accepting more than $400,000 in bribes from Egypt and Qatar that included a car, cash, and golden bars.
Prosecutors requested 15 years behind bars.
“Menendez, who swore an oath to represent the United States and the State of New Jersey, instead put his high office up for sale in exchange for this hoard of bribes,” prosecutors wrote in a Jan. 9 court filing.
“Menendez’s willingness to engage in the charged scheme immediately after receiving a formal admonition for such similar conduct speaks volumes about his character.”…