Former Democratic New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez faces a possible 15-year prison sentence after prosecutors called for severe penalties following his conviction on bribery and foreign agent charges.

Prosecutors say former Sen. Bob Menendez should receive at least 15 years in prison for his role in a wide-ranging corruption case, arguing that his conduct might be “the most serious for which a U.S.

Federal prosecutors are pushing for a 15-year sentence for former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez following his bribery conviction, emphasizing the severity of his offenses that involved abusing his position on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and acting as a foreign agent.