Prosecutors say former US Sen. Bob Menendez should be imprisoned for 15 years, after the Democrat from New Jersey became the first to be convicted of abusing a Senate committee leadership position and the first public official to be convicted of serving as a foreign agent.

WASHINGTON — Prosecutors say former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez should be imprisoned for 15 years for a “grave abuse of his power,” after the New Jersey Democrat became the first person to be convicted of abusing a Senate committee leadership position and the first U.S. public official to be convicted of serving as a foreign agent.

Former Democratic New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez faces a possible 15-year prison sentence after prosecutors called for severe penalties following his conviction on bribery and foreign agent charges.

Federal prosecutors are pushing for a 15-year sentence for former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez following his bribery conviction, emphasizing the severity of his offenses that involved abusing his position on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and acting as a foreign agent.

Prosecutors say former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez should be imprisoned for 15 years after the Democrat was convicted of abusing a Senate committee leadership position and serving as a foreign agent.

Prosecutors seek 15 years for ex-NJ Senator Bob Menendez, convicted of abusing his Senate role and serving as a foreign agent.

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is asking a federal judge to delay his end-of-January sentencing on bribery charges.

Bob Menendez’s lawyers blame Nadine Menendez ... reporting Tamayo had also been “in contact” with the FBI, and saying he was a “valuable source of information” to US agents ...

Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) will be sentenced on corruption charges next month as planned after a federal judge declined to delay the proceeding ahead of the ex-lawmaker’s wife’s trial. U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein on Monday rejected Menendez’s request to push back the Jan.

Diaz was also a donor to Menendez’s political campaigns, public records show. “Bob helped me find employment ... also been “in contact” with the FBI, and saying he was a “valuable ...