Former U.S. Senator from New Jersey (2006-2024) who was convicted on all 16 federal counts in July 2024, including bribery, obstruction of justice, acting as a foreign agent, and honest services wire fraud. Menendez accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the form of cash, gold bars, and mortgage payments in exchange for using his political influence to benefit New Jersey businessmen and the governments of Egypt and Qatar.
He resigned from the Senate in August 2024 after Senate colleagues called for his removal. He is listed in Epstein's black book, and a woman named in that book as a massage provider accompanied Menendez to a 2010 White House state dinner. No formal allegations connecting Menendez to Epstein's crimes have been made.