Senator Menendez guilty of bribery, fraud, accepting cash and gold bars.

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Senator Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, was found guilty on all counts in his federal corruption trial on Tuesday. The charges included bribery, conspiracy to commit bribery, and honest services fraud, among others. According to the allegations, Menendez accepted various forms of payment, including cash, gold bars, and mortgage payments, in exchange for using his political influence to benefit certain individuals.

The charges included:

 

  1. Bribery
  2. Extortion
  3. Wire fraud
  4. Conspiracy to commit bribery
  5. Conspiracy to commit extortion
  6. Conspiracy to commit wire fraud
  7. Honest services fraud
  8. Conspiracy to commit honest services fraud
  9. Making false statements
  10. Conspiracy to make false statements
  11. Acting as a foreign agent
  12. Conspiracy to act as a foreign agent
  13. Obstruction of justice
  14. Conspiracy to obstruct justice
  15. Conspiracy to commit bank fraud
  16. Conspiracy to commit mail fraud

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