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Federal prosecutors say Disgraced former New Jersey senator Bob Menendez he should be jailed for 15 years after his conviction for a “long-running and rarely serious foreign influence and bribery scheme.” On Friday, prosecutors presented a 108-page report outlining their arguments for sentencing Menendez, as well as Wael Hana and Fred Daibes, who were convicted along with the former lawmaker.
In their report, prosecutors emphasized the seriousness and depth of the crimes and noted their historical importance.
“As demonstrated at trial, the defendants participated, for years, in a corruption and foreign influence scheme of astonishing brazenness, breadth and duration, which resulted in exceptionally serious abuses of power at the highest levels of the Legislative Branch of the United States Government“the prosecutors wrote.
Menendez is seen leaving the Manhattan federal courthouse on July 16, 2024, in New York City. (MEGA/GC Images)
Prosecutors believe Menendez should be jailed for the “egregious” crimes that they say showed “naked greed” and a “sense of entitlement to turn the public’s trust into private and personal gain.”
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Menendez arrives at federal court in New York City on September 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
The disgraced former Democrat was charged and convicted of participating in a years-long bribery scheme involving the governments of Egypt and Qatar. Menendez’s wife, Nadine, who will stand trial on January 21, also allegedly participated in the plot. He is accused of receiving salaries for a job that did not exist.
“Menendez, who was sworn to represent the United States and the state of New Jersey, instead put his high position up for sale in exchange for this pile of bribes,” prosecutors noted in the brief.
Menendez arrives at Manhattan federal court on October 23, 2023 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Menendez, indicted in 2023, made history in July 2024 when he became the first U.S. senator convicted of acting as a foreign agent. His conviction came after a trial that lasted nine weeks. He former democratic legislator He was accused of accepting gifts totaling more than $100,000 in gold bars and cash.
His sentencing is currently scheduled for January 29, 2025.
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Jamie Joseph, Anders Hagstrom and Maria Paronich contributed to this report.
