Former NJ Sen. Bob Menendez to be sentenced today on bribery charges
A jury found Menendez, 71, guilty in July of 16 counts of bribery, helping a foreign government and obstruction of justice, following a nine-week trial. The U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York accused Menendez of trading his political power for gold bars, cash and a Mercedes Benz, among other things.