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Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez guilty on all charges in federal corruption trial

Menendez convicted on all charges in federal trial, will be sentenced October 29

 

The jury in the federal corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and two of his business associates, Fred Daibes and Wael Hana, found Menendez guilty on all charges after a grueling nine-week complex trial in Manhattan.

 

Menendez pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he accepted an array of bribes in exchange for helping foreign governments. Jurors deliberated for three days. The conviction on all 16 counts against him exposes Menendez to a sentence of up to 200 years in prison, though such a heavy sentence is unlikely.

 

The judge scheduled the senator's sentencing date for October 29.

 

"Prosecutors have not come close to meeting their burden to show you that any of the gold or cash was given to Senator Menendez as a bribe," Menendez's defense attorney, Adam Fee, said in his closing statements, which began concluded last Wednesday.

 

"The absence of evidence should be held against the prosecution," he said.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-bob-menendezs-federal-corruption-trial-verdict