Former Dem Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Former Democratic Senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was previously found guilty of extortion, conspiracy, obstruction, and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. Wow.
Former Democrat Senator Bob Menendez, 71, sobbed in court as he was sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery and corruption.
Prosecutors asked SDNY Judge Sidney Stein to sentence Menendez to 15 years in prison.
Bob Menendez’s lawyers initially asked for a 2-year sentence, however, after they changed it to 8 years after the judge sentenced the former lawmaker’s co-conspirators to 7 years and 8 years respectively.