Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., departs Manhattan federal court after his sentencing on a bribery conviction, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt — crimes his lawyer said he’s been mocked for as “Gold Bar Bob.”