Former Senator Bob Menendez Sentenced to 11 Years in Gold Bar Bribery Case

Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced on Wednesday to 11 years in prison for taking bribes including gold bars in exchange for favors for Egypt and New Jersey businessmen.

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein imposed the sentence at a hearing in Manhattan federal court, following Menendez’s conviction last July.

Read more at Reuters.