CNN: Fmr. Dem Sen. Bob Menendez Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

Dean We have some ░░░░░░░░ news to share with ░░░░░░░░ Former New Jersey Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Bob Menendez sentenced by ░░░░░░░░ federal judge to 11 ░░░░░░░░ in prison SANCHEZ This ░░░░░░░░ after his conviction last ░░░░░░░░ on bribery and corruption ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Kara Scannell ░░░░░░░░ in court for the ░░░░░░░░ She s been tracking ░░░░░░░░ story throughout Kara take ░░░░░░░░ through what you saw ░░░░░░░░ was the former senator ░░░░░░░░ reaction SCANNELL So the ░░░░░░░░ senator did not betray ░░░░░░░░ emotional reaction when the ░░░░░░░░ handed down that sentence ░░░░░░░░ 11 years but he ░░░░░░░░ address the court before ░░░░░░░░ judge did issue the ░░░░░░░░ And during that time ░░░░░░░░ told the judge that ░░░░░░░░ was standing before him ░░░░░░░░ a chastened man He ░░░░░░░░ that every day I ░░░░░░░░ awake is a punishment ░░░░░░░░ lost everything I ever ░░░░░░░░ about At various times ░░░░░░░░ became choked up having ░░░░░░░░ stop when he was ░░░░░░░░ talking about the ways ░░░░░░░░ had helped certain constituents ░░░░░░░░ the years and the ░░░░░░░░ that he had achieved ░░░░░░░░ not only himself but ░░░░░░░░ Hispanic community he said ░░░░░░░░ his election But as ░░░░░░░░ prosecutors had said to ░░░░░░░░ judge that at some ░░░░░░░░ Menendez had turned that ░░░░░░░░ service into service for ░░░░░░░░ And as the judge ░░░░░░░░ down this 11 year ░░░░░░░░ he said you ve ░░░░░░░░ a great deal of ░░░░░░░░ Somewhere along the way ░░░░░░░░ lost your way Your ░░░░░░░░ for the public good ░░░░░░░░ working for your good ░░░░░░░░ public cannot be led ░░░░░░░░ believe that you can ░░░░░░░░ away with bribery fraud ░░░░░░░░ betraying his voters his ░░░░░░░░ So a big sentence ░░░░░░░░ Prosecutors have been asking ░░░░░░░░ at least 15 years ░░░░░░░░ initially came into court ░░░░░░░░ he wanted no time ░░░░░░░░ just to do community ░░░░░░░░ But even they acknowledged ░░░░░░░░ seeing the sentences of ░░░░░░░░ co defendants they had ░░░░░░░░ the judge for less ░░░░░░░░ eight years Judge finding ░░░░░░░░ years in prison for ░░░░░░░░ Menendez Boris Jess Dean ░░░░░░░░ right that breaking news ░░░░░░░░ us Kara Scannell thank ░░░░░░░░ very much for that.”