The former US senator Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery | Courts News

Menendez was once a strong figure in the US foreign policy, sinners to sell the influence of the Egyptian government.

Robert MenendezA former former United States senator, who represents New Jersey, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery schemes that received gold bars on behalf of Egypt.

Wednesday, sad expressions, Meningesize In the Federal Court of Manhattan, except for his wife, said he lost everything he loved as a result of corruption.

“For someone who spends his whole life in a public service, he is a wakeful punishment every day,” Menendez, Democrat said.

Menendez was once a strong person in the US policy chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

He also won a prestige as an open supporter of the Falcon Foreign policy: for example, it was broken with democratic ranks to oppose the 2015 deal that restricts Iran’s nuclear program.

However, in July 2024, a court was guilty of being held in the post of foreign agent on behalf of the Egyptian government and engaged in trade in cash, gold and even mercedish cars.

“You were successful, strong. You stopped in the apex of our political system,” he said. US District Judge Sydney Stein, on Wednesday, he said.

“I don’t know what is on the road – and I lost your way and your work for the goodness of the people has worked well.”

Menendez, in turn, served in the people and appealed to the court for mercy.

“You really don’t really know the man you will really judge,” Menendez tears Stein in the courtroom.

“Your honor, I’m far away from a perfect person. I did more than my mistakes and bad decisions,” he said. “I have done better than bad. I ask you, honor to judge me in this context.”

The judge was “corrupt politician” of the menendez, which was transferred at a time.

The 71-year-old menendez served 18 years in the Senate – and before, in 2024 he has been 13 years before leaving his political career.

In August, he resigned in the scandal of the corruption case. Came a month after the decision was sinned 16 criminal charges on charges of corruption.

Menendez, who was an oath to represent the province of the United States and New Jersey, instead, he sells a high position in return for the source of bribes. “

Earlier Wednesday, two defendants of the menendez, New Cersey businessmen were sentenced to Fred Daibes and Wael Hana, sentenced to more than seven and eight to eight years.

Menendez’s wife is planned to start a corruption test for Nadinine, March 18.