Prosecutors alleged the New Jersey Democrat accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the form of cash, gold bars, mortgage payments and more.
Aaron Katersky and Meredith DelisoSen. Bob Menendez was found guilty on all counts Tuesday in his federal corruption trial.Sen. Bob Menendez was found guilty on all counts Tuesday in his federal corruption trial.
The verdict was reached seven years after a mistrial in Menendez's first federal bribery prosecution. He is the only United States senator ever to face federal bribery charges twice and the first convicted of acting as a foreign agent. "It wasn't enough for him to be one of the most powerful people in Washington," federal prosecutor Paul Monteleoni said during his closing argument on July 8. "Robert Menendez wanted all that power and he also wanted to use it to pile up riches for himself and his wife."
Menendez declined to testify in his own defense. While leaving court after the defense rested its case on July 3, he told reporters, "From my perspective, the government has failed to prove every aspect of its case." Prosecutors claimed the senator promised a third businessman, Fred Daibes, that he would interfere with Daibes' federal prosecution and help the government of Qatar by supporting a Senate resolution praising the country.
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