Defense attorneys for the Democrat suggested less than 2 1/2 years of incarceration for the 'historically unique' corruption scheme

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 ...

The former U.S. senator is asking a federal judge to delay his end-of-January sentencing on bribery charges, saying his family would suffer a “tremendous emotional toll” if he were to be sentenced during his wife's trial.

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.

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say former U.S. 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.

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.

The former senator was convicted in July in an extensive bribery and corruption scheme, becoming the first U.S. official found guilty of acting as an agent of a foreign country.

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.