Former Senator Robert Menendez was sentenced to 18 years in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for using his influence to benefit businesses and foreign governments. He was convicted along with two co-conspirators who also received lengthy prison sentences.
Menendez, who prosecutors said accepted bribes of hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, gold bars, mortgage payments, and more, unsuccessfully pleaded not guilty toThe ex-senator was sentenced along with two co-conspirators, New Jersey businessmen Wael Hana and Fred Daibes, who received more than seven years and eight years respectively, on Wednesday, federal attorneys in New York
He also attempted to disrupt the subsequent criminal investigations into his associates, and “conspired and endeavored to obstruct justice in connection with the federal investigation” into his entire scheme.in May 2024.
“The sentences imposed today result from an egregious abuse of power at the highest levels of the Legislative Branch of the federal government. Robert Menendez was trusted to represent the United States and the State of New Jersey, but instead he used his position to help his co-conspirators and a foreign government, in exchange for bribes like cash, gold, and a luxury car,” U.S. Attorney Danielle R. Sassoon said in a statement.
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