Sen. Bob Menendez’s actions are a “classic example of corruption on a grand scale,” a federal prosecutor in New York said Tuesday during the senator’s trial, which is nearing a verdict. For prosecutor Paul Monteleoni, the case is very simple: Mr. Menendez, 70, sold his influence for large sums of cash, gold bullion, a luxury Mercedes-Benz convertible… The veteran Democratic politician, former president of the powerful international affairs committee, flatly denies the charges, but his four-decade career now appears to have been wrecked for good. The dozen jurors, who were to retire for deliberations after the Democratic senator’s defense attorney concluded their arguments, could decide to impose up to 20 years in prison. Faced with criminal charges since September along with his wife and three alleged accomplices, Bob Menendez heard about twenty charges against them, including corruption, […]
Source: News Beast
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