A storied career in New Jersey politics comes to an end as Menendez bows to calls for him to leave the Senate following his conviction on federal bribery and corruption charges.
Sen. Bob Menendez plans to resign effective Aug. 20, according to two people briefed on the decision, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations., an extravagant bounty for his help securing deals with foreign officials and trying to derail several criminal investigations in New Jersey.A jury in Manhattan federal found the senator guilty on 16 felony counts, including bribery, extortion and working as a foreign agent on behalf of Egypt.
Menendez, who did not testify in his own defense, is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 29. He has said he intends to appeal and believes he will win. He could face decades in prison.“I have never violated my public oath. I have never been anything but a patriot of my country and for my country,” he said outside the courthouse. “I have every faith that the law and the facts did not sustain that decision and that we will be successful upon appeal.
Menendez had a long and storied history in New Jersey politics. First elected to the education board in Union City, in 1974, just two years after he finished high school, he moved up to state Senate, and U.S. House, before being appointed to a vacant Senate seat in 2006. In his nearly 20 years in Congress, Menendez wielded vast influence, helping write the Affordable Care Act and leading the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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