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Former U.S. senator (D) from New Jersey, found guilty in July 2024 of taking part in a bribery scheme; sentenced to 11 years; his appeal was pending in the sources read.

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  1. Former Sen. Bob Menendez reports to prison for 11-year sentence in gold bar bribery case, NBC News, 17 Jun 2025. Scholarship & press
    once the senior senator from New Jersey and the chair of the powerful Foreign Relations Committee
    was found guilty in July of taking part in a bribery scheme that rewarded him and his wife, Nadine Menendez, with hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold bars and stacks of cash
    He was convicted of extortion, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and acting as a foreign agent.
    Prosecutors alleged Menendez took the payoffs from some New Jersey businessmen in exchange for taking actions to benefit them and the governments of Egypt and Qatar.
    more than $480,000 in cash , which the FBI found stuffed in closets, jackets bearing Menendez’s name and other clothing when it searched his New Jersey home in 2022
    turned himself in Tuesday at a federal prison in Pennsylvania to begin serving an 11-year sentence on bribery charges
    Menendez had also asked an appeals court to let him remain free while he appeals his conviction
    The Democratic former senator from New Jersey has unsuccessfully sought a pardon or a commutation from Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
  2. Trump isn’t considering pardon of Menendez: NYT report, New Jersey Globe, 9 Jan 2026. Scholarship & press
    This process is political, and it’s corrupted to the core.
  3. Trump says he is pardoning Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, who was indicted on bribery charges, NBC News, 3 Dec 2025. Scholarship & press
    Trump says he is pardoning Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, who was indicted on bribery charges
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