Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on July 16 was convicted of all 16 counts in a corruption trial, including bribery and acting as a foreign agent of the Egyptian government.
Mr. Menendez, speaking to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Manhattan, said he was “deeply, deeply disappointed” by the verdict and confirmed he will appeal the conviction.
The jury’s verdict was made after a nine-week trial in which prosecutors accused the former chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of abusing his position to shield associates from investigations and enrich others, including his wife, Nadine Menendez.
Prosecutors accused the senator and his wife of taking more than $400,000 in cash, gold bars, and a car in bribes from three New Jersey businessmen….