Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-NJ, has been permanently barred from holding public office in New Jersey after his conviction for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in gold bars and cash, the New Jersey attorney general announced.

Menendez, sentenced to 11 years in prison in January, is also prohibited from holding any position of public trust in the state, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy ruled.

The former lawmaker was found guilty in July 2024 of 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

He is the first US senator in American history to be convicted of working as a foreign agent, and his sentence is the harshest ever handed down to a US senator.

“Critical to preserving the public’s faith and trust in government inst

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