Former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is requesting a delay in his expected prison sentence as he appeals his conviction for corruption involving bribes, including gold bars. His attorneys have highlighted his long career of public service, arguing that he should not be incarcerated while appealing the verdict. Prosecutors are advocating for a lengthy sentence exceeding 15 years, emphasizing the severe nature of his crimes as he was the first senator convicted as an illegal foreign agent. Menendez argues the charges do not qualify as 'official acts' under Supreme Court standards.
A lifelong public servant should not be forced to wait out such an appeal from the walls of a federal facility, wrote lawyers Adam Fee and Avi Weitzman.
Menendez claims the slew of favors he was found to have done for foreign governments and local businessmen do not meet the US Supreme Court's high bar for 'official acts.'
Prosecutors with the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York have asked that Menendez be jailed for more than 15 years.
The feds have also pointed out the 'rare gravity' of the case, given that Menendez was the first US senator ever to be convicted of acting as an illegal foreign agent.
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