 This wasn't politics as usual. This was politics for profit. And now that a jury has convicted Bob Menendez, his years of selling his office to the highest bidder have finally come to an end. Prosecution witnesses painted a portrait of a crooked politician who hashed out illegal deals coordinated by his wife over cigars, ritzy dinners, bottles of wine. Menendez previously beat corruption charges in a separate case nearly a decade ago. He could get decades in prison when sentenced in late October.