 I have every faith that the law and the facts did not sustain that decision, and that we will be successful upon appeal. Menendez denies ever violating his oath of office, but US Attorney Damian Williams says he sold his office to the highest bidder. This case has always been about shocking levels of corruption. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the form of cash, gold bars, and Mercedes Benz. This wasn't politics as usual, this was politics for profit.