Former Sen. Bob Menendez and his co-defendants have vowed to appeal their sentences and hope to remain out of prison during the process.

Former Sen. Bob Menendez and two New Jersey businessmen, Fred Daibes and Wael Hana, will be sentenced on federal bribery and corruption charges.

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his conviction in a scheme that brought him gold bars, cash and a car and what his lawyer says is a new nickname: "gold bar Bob.

Menendez was sentenced along with two co-conspirators for trading his political influence for gold bars and other goods.

Bob Menendez, the disgraced former New Jersey senator, was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday, Jan. 29, for the gold bar bribery scheme that put an end to his powerful political career

Former Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced for a brazen bribery scheme that saw him put his political influence up for sale in exchange for stockpiles of cash, gold bullion bars,

Former senator Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison for operating what prosecutors called one of the most brazen corruption schemes in the country’s history.

Fred Daibes received seven years in prison, as well as a $1.75 million fine for his role in the corruption case.