The former US senator was sentenced to 11 years in prison for corruption and bribery.
Federal prosecutors accuse 71 -year -old Menendez and his wife of accepting gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash in exchange for the influence brought by Menendez to the benefit of the Egyptian government and his intervention in his intervention. Entrepreneurs.
Menendez has declared innocent in the charges of bribery by three New Jersey entrepreneurs. Senator’s wife and businessmen Jose Uribe, 56, Fred Daibs, 66, and Well Hanna, 40, have also reported innocent in all categories.
Appeal that was not accepted
Former New Jersey Senator had appealed against the conviction, claiming that his conviction of corruption had to be annulled because the jurors looked at unfair evidence during the meeting for the issuance of their verdict. However, the appeal was not accepted by Judge Sidney Stein.
Menendez was accused of corruption and in 2015 for alleged bribery by a rich ophthalmologist in exchange for political grace. After a malevolent in 2017, Menendez acquitted many charges in 2018 with the Ministry of Justice withdrawing those who were left.
