Prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for disgraced former NJ Senator Bob Menendez after bribery conviction
Federal prosecutors are pushing for disgraced former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez to be sentenced to 15 years in prison following his conviction in a “long-running bribery and foreign influence scheme of rare gravity.” The prosecutors filed a 108-page briefing outlining their arguments for sentencing Menendez, as well as his co-defendants Wael Hana and Fred Daibes.
In their briefing, the prosecutors highlighted the seriousness and historical significance of the crimes committed. They described the corruption and foreign influence scheme as being of “stunning brazenness, breadth, and duration,” resulting in “exceptionally grave abuses of power at the highest levels of the Legislative Branch of the United States Government.”
The prosecutors believe that Menendez should be incarcerated for the “egregious” crimes that demonstrated “naked greed” and a “sense of entitlement to convert the public’s trust to private and personal benefit.”
Menendez, a former Democrat, was found guilty of participating in a bribery scheme involving the governments of Egypt and Qatar. His wife, Nadine, is also facing charges related to the scheme, accused of receiving paychecks for a job that did not exist.
The prosecutors emphasized that Menendez, who took an oath to represent the United States and New Jersey, instead used his high office for personal gain by accepting bribes.
In July 2024, Menendez made history as the first U.S. senator to be convicted of acting as a foreign agent. The conviction came after a nine-week trial where he was accused of accepting gifts worth over $100,000 in gold bars and cash.
Menendez’s sentencing is scheduled for January 29, 2025.
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