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Disgraced Ex-Senator Bob Menendez Begins 11-Year Prison Sentence

Disgraced Ex-Senator Bob Menendez Begins 11-Year Prison Sentence

Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) arrives for his sentencing at Manhattan Federal Court on J
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Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) reported to federal prison to begin his 11-year prison sentence on Tuesday, after being found guilty of 16 bribery and corruption charges last summer.

The New Jersey Democrat is in custody at the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill in Minersville, Pennsylvania, where he is “likely” to end up in the minimum-security camp, the Associated Press reported.

Disgraced Ex-Senator Bob Menendez Begins 11-Year Prison Sentence

Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) arrives for his sentencing at Manhattan Federal Court on J
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

The New Jersey Democrat is in custody at the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill in Minersville, Pennsylvania, where he is “likely” to end up in the minimum-security camp, the Associated Press reported.

Menendez, who prosecutors said accepted bribes of hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, gold bars, mortgage payments, and more, was found guilty on all charges, including bribery, fraud, acting as a foreign agent, and obstruction on July 16, ABC News reported.

He resigned the month after his conviction and was sentenced this January, along with co-conspirators Wael Hana and Fred Daibes, two New Jersey businessmen who received more than seven years and eight years respectively.

In exchange for the money and luxury items, federal prosecutors in New York said the ex-lawmaker “agreed and promised to use his power and influence as a Senator to seek to protect” Hana and Daibes, including taking actions to benefit the governments of Egypt and Qatar on their behalf.

Menendez 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.

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