The former U.S. senator from New Jersey was convicted in July of accepting bribes including gold bars, cash, and a Mercedes-Benz.

Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison ... Ahead of his sentencing Wednesday afternoon, two New Jersey businessmen convicted of paying bribes to Menendez received lengthy prison sentences.

Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years ... epitome of the American Dream” — rising from mayor of Union City, New Jersey, to decades in Congress — before his conviction “rendered ...

Bob Menendez of New Jersey was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years ... against his life — and then winning election to the Union City school board and later serving as that city’s mayor.