Former Sen. Bob Menendez to be sentenced in gold bar bribery case
On Wednesday, former Senator Bob Menendezis will be sentenced in federal court in New York on accusations of bribery and corruption. Prosecutors are recommending that he be imprisoned for 15 years.
The 71-year-old former leader of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee calls the plan "vindictive and cruel" and "a life and death sentence" for the New Jersey Democrat.
In July, following a dramatic trial in which prosecutors accused Menendez of accepting bribes, including cash and gold bars, to favour the governments of Qatar and Egypt, he was convicted guilty of extortion, conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and operating as a foreign agent.
Menendez entered a not guilty plea and promised to challenge the verdict. According to NBC News, he has also been requesting a pardon from P...