Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his conviction in a scheme that brought him gold ...

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

Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for trading bribes for political favors.

Prosecutors have recommended a prison sentence of 15 years, an amount of time his lawyers call "a life and death sentence" ...