Bob Menendez, the disgraced former New Jersey senator, was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday, Jan. 29, for the gold bar bribery scheme that put an end to his powerful political career

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt — crimes his lawyer said he’s been mocked for as “Gold Bar Bob.

Bob Menendez, 71, was found guilty on all 16 counts in his federal trial, becoming the first sitting member of Congress to be convicted of acting as a foreign agent.