Menendez Guilty of Bribery

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Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial verdict, and the charges he was found guilty of

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Sen. Bob Menendez was charged with 16 counts in the 18 -count indictment that alleged he promised to aid Egypt in various ways and to protect a monopoly the country awarded to a halal certification startup owned by Wael Hana .

He was also accused of disrupting criminal investigations by the New Jersey attorney general's office into former insurance broker, who pleaded guilty to trying to bribe Menendez by buying his wife a $ 60,000 Mercedes-Benz convertible.

Menendez said he was "deeply disappointed" by the verdict and plans to appeal.

Menendez was found guilty of honest services wire fraud.

Count 14 : Extortion under color of official right relates Menendez 's actions that allegedly benefited Daibes and Qatar .

Count 15 : Conspiracy for a public official to act as a foreign agent.

Count 17 : Conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice relates to Menendez writing his wife checks to pay back Hana and Uribe .

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