Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is no longer eligible to seek or hold any public office in the Garden State following his convictions on federal bribery charges and other offenses, officials said Friday.

Menendez, 71, was convicted in July 2024 on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. A federal jury found him guilty of accepting cash and gold bars in exchange for favors from his Senate office, including acting in secret to benefit the government of Egypt.

Menendez is now serving an 11-year prison sentence . His wife, Nadine Menendez, was also convicted and sentenced to 54 months in prison. Prosecutors argued she also accepted cash and gold bars, along with a Mercedes-Benz and a low-to-no-show job.

New Jersey Superior Court Judge Robert L

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