US Senator Bob Menendez convicted of fraud and corruption charges

Bob Menendez, a 70-year-old US Senator from New Jersey, has been found guilty of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. Prosecutors alleged that he used his power and influence to steer hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to Cairo, Egypt, in exchange for the bribes. The jury delivered its verdict on Tuesday after deliberating for over 12 hours, convicting Menendez on all 16 criminal counts he faced, including bribery and acting as an unregistered foreign agent.