Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez arrives at prison to begin serving his 11-year bribery sentence
Source: AP
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER
Updated 8:56 AM CDT, June 17, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez arrived at a federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt. The New Jersey Democrat has been mocked for the crimes as Gold Bar Bob, according to his own lawyer.
The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that Menendez was in custody at the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill in Minersville, Pennsylvania. The facility has a medium-security prison and a minimum-security prison camp. Given the white-collar nature of his crimes, its likely hell end up in the camp.
The prison is about 118 miles (190 kilometers) west of New York City. Its home to about 1,200 inmates, including ex-New York City organized crime boss James Coonan and former gas station owner Gurmeet Singh Dhinsa, whom the New York Post dubbed Gas-Station Gotti for his ruthless, violent ways.
Menendez, 71, maintains his innocence. Last week, a federal appeals court rejected his last-ditch effort to remain free on bail while he fights to get his bribery conviction overturned. A three-judge panel on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied his bail motion.
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Beachnutt
(8,807 posts)WTF...
jmbar2
(7,077 posts)Sad end for someone who undoubtedly started out with noble intentions.
maxsolomon
(36,927 posts)Yes, he looks like shit for 71, but he'll make it to parole.
Ponietz
(3,952 posts)fujiyamasan
(492 posts)Crypto would make a lot more sense. I dont think Trump coin was around when he took these bribes, otherwise laundering money with that would have got him a pardon!
Lucky Luciano
(11,674 posts)twodogsbarking
(14,504 posts)Spinnin' a rope is fun if your neck ain't in it. Will Rogers.
moniss
(7,717 posts)run of the mill bribes you get slammed but if you accept multi-millions for an imaginary thing called bitcoin and a jet plane you get to skate.
Canada Kid
(257 posts)Throw him in there and lose the key! Finally, justice in America!