Bob Menendez Convicted of Bribery, Foreign-Agent Charges
- New Jersey Democrat found guilty after two-month trial
- FBI agents seized gold, $500,000 cash, Mercedes from his home
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US Senator Bob Menendez, the once-powerful New Jersey Democrat, was found guilty of bribery, extortion and acting as a foreign agent of Egypt after a corruption trial focused on 13 gold bars, nearly $500,000 in cash and a Mercedes-Benz seized at his home.
A jury convicted Menendez on all 16 counts against him Tuesday after a two-month trial in New York federal court, where prosecutors claimed the lawmaker sold his influence to protect businessmen and promote Egypt’s interests. Menendez, who faces as many as 20 years in prison on the most serious counts, showed no emotion as the jury foreperson said “guilty” again and again.