Disgraced former politician Bob Menendez is staring down the potential barrel of a steep prison sentence. According to reports, Menendez is looking at a potential prison sentence of 15 years.
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‘Gold Bar Bob’ who was famously sentenced last July is soon to learn said fate. According to court filings made this week, prosecutors are seeking hefty fines and a 15 year federal prison sentence.
As some may recall, Menendez used his position for personal and financial gain in Washington with shady business deals involving foreign businessmen.
“This case is the first ever in which a senator has been convicted of a crime involving the abuse of a leadership position on a Senate committee,” wrote prosecutors out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. “It is the first ever in which a senator — or any other person — has been convicted of serving as a foreign agent while being a public official.”
Menendez was found guilty last year on all 16 counts related to the federal case. The case not only brought down his political career, it also upended Democratic politics in NJ.
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