{"id":2448633,"date":"2025-06-17T21:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T01:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-democratic-senator-begins-11-year-federal-prison-sentence\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T21:48:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T01:48:06","slug":"former-democratic-senator-begins-11-year-federal-prison-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-democratic-senator-begins-11-year-federal-prison-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Democratic Senator Begins 11-Year Federal Prison Sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-democratic-senator-begins-11-year-federal-prison-sentence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2448633&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>former New Jersey senator Bob Menendez has begun serving a prison sentence following his conviction on multiple charges, including extortion and conspiracy. After a failed attempt to avoid incarceration, Menendez reported to a federal prison in Pennsylvania. His legal troubles culminated in a July 2024 guilty verdict that ended his long career in politics, during which he was accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-grassley-blast-fbi-for-ignoring-congressional-subpoena\/\" title=\"Comer, Grassley Blast FBI for Ignoring Congressional Subpoena\">exchanging political favors<\/a> for bribes. Notably, approximately $480,000 in cash and gold bars were discovered at his home, suggesting significant corruption.<\/p>\n<p>The sentencing garnered significant backlash, even from members of his own party, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who publicly called for his resignation. Menendez resigned shortly after his conviction, concluding nearly five decades in Democratic politics. his wife, Nadine, was also implicated in the bribery scheme and is due for sentencing soon due to delays for cancer treatment. Menendez is now colloquially known as &#8220;Gold Bar Bob&#8221; and faces a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-claimed-he-raped-her-after-he-ended-their-relationship-she-was-just-sentenced-to-32-months-in-jail-for-her-false-accusation\/\" title=\"She Claimed He Raped Her After He Ended Their Relationship. She Was Just Sentenced To 32 Months In Jail For Her False Accusation.\">lengthy prison sentence<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Disgraced former New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez has officially reported to start his time in federal prison.<\/p>\n<p>After a last ditch attempt to avoid actual jail time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disgraced-dem-denied-bail-judge-continues-fight-political-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was denied<\/a> on June 11, Menendez arrived at a Pennsylvania federal prison Tuesday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/menendez-bribery-prison-sentence-7cf174c125409a57b1b31f3bacfd0330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chuck-schumer-drops-bomb-bob-menendez-criminal-conviction-land-nj-senator-prison-decades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In July 2024<\/a>, Menendez was found guilty on a litany of charges that effectively brought his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >decades-long political career<\/a> to a screeching halt.<\/p>\n<p>Essentially, Menendez had sold his clout.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;FBI agents found $480,000 in cash in his home, some of it stuffed inside boots and jacket pockets, along with gold bars worth an estimated $150,000 and a luxury convertible in the garage,&rdquo; the AP noted.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The outlet added: &ldquo;In exchange, prosecutors said, Menendez performed corrupt favors for New Jersey business owners, including protecting them from criminal investigations, helping in business deals with foreign powers and meeting with Egyptian intelligence officials before helping Egypt access $300 million in U.S. military aid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The allegations and conviction were enough for Menendez to face a scathing rebuke &mdash; even from within his own party.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-senate-republicans-grill-chuck-schumer-national-hamburger-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chuck Schumer<\/a>, a Democrat from New York, swiftly called for Menendez&rsquo;s resignation from the Senate after the guilty verdict:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In light of this guilty verdict, Senator Menendez must now do what is right for his constituents, the Senate, and our country, and resign.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1813261987809210648?\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In light of this guilty verdict, Senator Menendez must now do what is right for his constituents, the Senate, and our country, and resign,&rdquo; Schumer posted.<\/p>\n<p>And Menendez did just that, resigning from his post a month after the conviction, per <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bob-menendez-new-jersey-senate-resignation-9941e49020a032da3861f5f5cf118ec2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the AP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That resignation would end &ldquo;roughly five decades in Democratic politics that took him from the local school board to chair of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/bob-menendez-set-report-prison-gold-bar-bribery-case-rcna212989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, an attorney for the 71-year-old Menendez described his prison sentence as both a &ldquo;life and death sentence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Also implicated in this mess is Menendez&rsquo;s wife, Nadine.<\/p>\n<p>She was convicted separately in the bribery scheme, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/nadine-menendez-wife-former-sen-bob-menendez-convicted-bribery-scheme-rcna202268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>, and faces her sentencing in September. Her legal proceedings were delayed so that she could receive cancer treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Menendez was convicted of extortion, conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and acting as a foreign agent.<\/p>\n<p>The man now derisively nicknamed &ldquo;Gold Bar Bob&rdquo; faces 11 years in prison.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Following a failed last-minute effort to evade incarceration on June 11, he checked into a Pennsylvania federal prison on Tuesday, as reported by the Associated Press. In July 2024, Menendez was convicted on multiple charges that effectively ended his long political career. He was found to have accepted bribes, with the FBI discovering $480,000 in cash at his home-some hidden in boots and jacket pockets-along with gold bars valued at around $150,000 and a luxury convertible parked in his garage. The AP also noted that prosecutors claimed Menendez provided corrupt favors to New Jersey business owners, including shielding them from criminal probes and facilitating business dealings with foreign entities while assisting Egypt in securing $300 million in U.S. military aid. His conviction prompted strong criticism even from fellow Democrats; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for Menendez&#8217;s resignation shortly after the verdict: &#8220;In light of this guilty verdict, Senator Menendez must now do what is right for his constituents, the Senate, and our country.&#8221; Subsequently, Menendez resigned about a month later after serving nearly five decades in Democratic politics. His attorney described the prison sentence as akin to a &#8220;life and death sentence.&#8221; Additionally implicated is his wife Nadine who was separately convicted in connection with the bribery scheme and is awaiting sentencing after her legal proceedings were postponed due to cancer treatment. Menendez faces an 11-year prison term for extortion, conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and acting as a foreign agent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2448634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bob-Menendez.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57351],"class_list":["post-2448633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-senate-prisonsentence-politics-corruption-legaldrama"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bob-Menendez.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448633"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448637,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448633\/revisions\/2448637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2448633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}