NEW YORK — A judge sentenced a powerful former US senator to 11 years in prison Wednesday, after he was convicted of corruption following the discovery of gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash at his home.
Robert Menendez, a 71-year-old Democrat from New Jersey, was convicted of federal charges of extortion, obstruction of justice and accepting bribes to perform favors for businessmen with connections to Egypt and Qatar. He said he would appeal.'Somewhere along the way... you lost your way,' District Judge Sidney Stein said in announcing the sentence. 'Working for the public good became working for your good.
'On Wednesday he vowed to appeal and called his prosecution a 'witch hunt.''President Trump is right. This process is political and it's corrupted to the core. I hope President Trump cleans up the cesspool and restores integrity to the system,' he said.He was not immediately taken into custody following the hearing.
Senator 'Gold Bar Bob' Jailed For Bribes After Bullion Found
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