Menendez’s lawyers seek lenient sentence, saying conviction made him a ‘national punchline’

Menendez seeks lenient sentence, saying he's now a 'national punchline'

Lawyers for former New Jersey � Sen. Bob Menendez � are urging a judge to be lenient at his sentencing later this month for his conviction on bribery charges , saying the ordeal has made him a “...

Bob Menendez's lawyers argue for leniency, say 'reputation in tatters'

The former senator's lawyers argue he is "deserving of mercy" given the political and social fallout from his corruption case.

Lawyers for Bob Menendez press for lenient sentence

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Allies of convicted ex-Sen. Bob Menendez urge judge to be lenient in sentencing • New Jersey Monitor

Former Sen. Bob Menendez is due to be sentenced on Jan. 29 following his conviction on charges of bribery and acting as a foreign agent. (Adam Gray | Getty Images)More than 100 friends, family members, and onetime political allies urged leniency for former Sen. Bob Menendez as a federal judge prepares to sentence him on convictions of bribery and acting as a foreign agent, among other charges. A sentencing submission filed with the court Thursda…

Menendez’s lawyers seek lenient sentence, saying conviction made him a ‘national punchline’

Lawyers for former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez are urging a judge to be lenient at his sentencing later this month for his conviction on bribery charges. On Thursday, the

Menendez lawyers ask judge for leniency in corruption case

Attorneys for Bob Menendez painted him as a defeated man as they asked a federal court for leniency when sentencing the former senator, who was found guilty last summer on all charges in a sweeping federal corruption case. As the 71-year-old longtime New Jersey Democrat is set to be sentenced in New York on Jan. 29, Menendez attorneys in a court filing Thursday said the court probation department’s recommended sentence of 12 years in prison “wou…