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USA | Former US Senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison (www.jurist.org)

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A federal judge sentenced Bob Menendez, the former US Senator for New Jersey, to 11 years in prison Wednesday. Additionally, he must forfeit over $900,000.

DOJ: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-us-senator-robert-menendez-sentenced-11-years-prison-bribery-foreign-agent-and

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[–] SplashJackson 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Shit, did he shoot a CEO or something?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sadly no. Pretty sure this was the guy with cash, gold and other valuables he'd taken as bribes from foreign government's. Honestly surprised the sentence was so light.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I dunno. Seems pretty harsh to me compared to the other traitor from the northeast.