Menendez’s attorney previously requested a prison term of no more than two years, but after the ex-senator’s co-defendants were sentenced to seven years and eight years, respectively, he changed his request to a maximum of eight years

Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison following first-of-its-kind conviction

By News on the Net -- THE HILL & Charlie Kirk——Bio and Archives--January 29, 2025

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Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for trading bribes for political favors.

Federal prosecutors levied allegations of bribery, extortion and acting as a foreign agent against Menendez, then-chair of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in fall 2023. ---More...

BREAKING: Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery. pic.twitter.com/5ZEDikqpNi
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11)January 29, 2025

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