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USA | Former US Senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison (www.jurist.org)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/legalnews@lemmy.zip

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A federal judge sentenced Bob Menendez, the former US Senator for New Jersey, to 11 years in prison Wednesday. Additionally, he must forfeit over $900,000.

DOJ: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-us-senator-robert-menendez-sentenced-11-years-prison-bribery-foreign-agent-and

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[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Shit, did he shoot a CEO or something?

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sadly no. Pretty sure this was the guy with cash, gold and other valuables he'd taken as bribes from foreign government's. Honestly surprised the sentence was so light.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

I dunno. Seems pretty harsh to me compared to the other traitor from the northeast.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Like cell with rapey inmates, lousy food, communal showers prison, or one of those white collar summer getaway type jobs?