US Senator Bob Menendez found guilty in bribery scheme | BBC News

US Senator Bob Menendez has been found guilty on 16 counts tied to a scheme where he accepted bribes, including gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz, in exchange for helping foreign governments.

A jury convicted Menendez of all charges after more than 12 hours of deliberation over three days. The trial lasted nine weeks.

Menendez - formerly the head of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee - now faces the prospect of decades in prison.

Democratic lawmakers have called on him to step down from Congress in light of his conviction.