Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who is currently in federal prison serving a sentence for bribery, is permanently disqualified from seeking or holding public office in New Jersey, a Mercer County Court Judge ruled.

Menendez began his 11-year prison sentence in June and is scheduled to be released in 2034. He was found guilty on 16 felony counts in a federal corruption trial in July.

The federal indictment against the group was first unsealed in September 2023 and was updated with superseding indictments three times — in October of that year and in January and March 2024.

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Menendez, his wife and three New Jersey businessmen — Wael Hana, Fred Daibes and Jose Uribe — were charged with orchestrating a bribery scheme. Menendez and his wife received, amon

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