A federal judge sentenced a tearful Bob Menendez to 11 years in ... holder who held a position of great public trust has to be taken into account," Stein said as he explained how he calculated ...

Other than family, I have lost everything I ever cared about,” Menendez told the judge. “For someone who spent his entire life in public service, every day I’m awake is a punishment.” ...

Stein, according to The Associated Press. Menendez’s attorneys argued that the case made him a “national punchline,” earning him the nickname “gold bar Bob,” which should serve as ...

NEW YORK — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt—crimes his lawyer said he’s been mocked for ...

Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years ... felony counts for the long-running corruption scheme, making him the first US senator charged and convicted of acting as an agent of a foreign ...

Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years ... you stood at the apex of our political system,” U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein told Menendez in a packed Manhattan courtroom.

The long-serving New Jersey Democrat, who resigned after last year’s conviction, has vowed an appeal. The Supreme Court has routinely sided with political defendants.

Bob Menendez, D-N.J., spoke about how the former ... Breaking down in tears, Menendez pleaded with U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein for mercy in a New York City courtroom. Former New Jersey ...

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez faces the likelihood of a long prison term when he is sentenced Wednesday for taking bribes of gold bars, a luxury car and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.