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Bob Menendez turns himself in to federal prison for 11-year sentence
Washington Examiner ^ | June 17, 2025 | Annabella Rosciglione

Posted on 06/17/2025 10:15:17 AM PDT by Coronal

Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez turned himself in to federal prison on Tuesday for an 11-year sentence after he was found guilty on bribery and corruption charges.

Last year, Menendez was found guilty on all 16 counts, including extortion, obstruction of justice, acting as a foreign agent for Egypt, bribery, and conspiracy. He had accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of bribes from three once-prominent New Jersey businessmen — Wael Hana, Fred Daibes, and Jose Uribe.

He was the first sitting member of Congress to be convicted of acting as a foreign agent. Menendez had been chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Menendez, 71, reported to federal prison in Pennsylvania to begin serving his sentence.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


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To: Coronal

I’d feel sorry for him because he’s old but he’s just been a crook for so long. 😏


21 posted on 06/17/2025 12:04:19 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Lizavetta

Because this guy was so bad he like gold bars falling out of his jacket...almost quite literally.


22 posted on 06/17/2025 12:40:06 PM PDT by suasponte137
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To: Coronal

Since it wasn’t in the article: Sen. Bob Menendez (D - Cairo).


23 posted on 06/17/2025 12:41:49 PM PDT by Repeat Offender
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To: Lizavetta

Around the time of his arrest I recall vibes that he was shunned by fellow senators not for taking bribes, but rather for being sloppy about it and getting caught.


24 posted on 06/17/2025 12:49:55 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: Col Frank Slade

Gold brick Bob cannot believe they are actually going to make him serve his time. I never thought I’d see this day.


25 posted on 06/17/2025 3:37:15 PM PDT by sgt_lau (No one loves Mexico as much as the people who refuse to live there.)
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To: Jacquerie; central_va; suasponte137; NorthMountain

Yes, but whey didn’t they get their presstitute buddies to bury the story until everyone lost interest?


26 posted on 06/17/2025 4:40:04 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: Coronal

President Trump should commute the sentence of both Robert Menendez and his wife before he leaves office. Sparing their lives instead of them dying in prison.


27 posted on 06/18/2025 1:51:08 AM PDT by desertsolitaire
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To: Coronal

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!


28 posted on 06/18/2025 2:08:22 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Kamala defines herself in just 4 words..."Nothing comes to mind.")
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