A verdict has been reached in the federal corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), according to multiple reports: Menendez was found guilty.
Prosecutors accused him of accepting gold bars, cash and mortgage payments worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in a scheme that reached as far as the governments of Egypt and Qatar, ABC News reports.
The New Jersey Democrat pleaded not guilty to charges that include fraud, bribery and acting as a foreign agent, court records show.
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Prosecutors accused him of accepting gold bars, cash and mortgage payments worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in a scheme that reached as far as the governments of Egypt and Qatar, ABC News reports.
The New Jersey Democrat pleaded not guilty to charges that include fraud, bribery and acting as a foreign agent, court records show.
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