On June 17, 2025, Bob Menendez, former U.S. senator from New Jersey, began serving an 11-year prison term after his January conviction on multiple federal bribery and corruption charges. Prosecutors showed that Menendez and his wife accepted cash, gold bars, and a luxury car from three businessmen in exchange for political favors. His appeals for bail were rejected, and two co-defendants, Fred Daibes and Wael Hana, also began serving prison sentences. The bribery scheme, first uncovered in 2023, involved repeated exchanges of influence for high-value benefits, with one co-defendant pleading guilty and testifying against the others.
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