U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein announced the sentence after Menendez tearfully addressed the judge, saying he’d lost everything he cared about, except for his wife.
Former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for his conviction for accepting bribes of gold bars, cash and a car and what his lawyers said made him a “national punchline” and earned him a new nickname: “gold bar Bob.” U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan announced the sentence after Menendez tearfully addressed the judge, saying he’d lost everything he cared about, except for his wife.
The trial traced Menendez’s dealings with Egyptian officials and his quest to aid three men who showered him with lucrative gifts found during a 2022 raid on the Englewood Cliffs, N.J., home he shared with his wife, Nadine. FBI agents who searched the house found $480,000, some of it stuffed inside boots and the pockets of clothing hung in the couple's closets. They also seized gold bars worth an estimated $150,000.
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