 U.S. Democratic Senator Bob Menendez was convicted yesterday in a bribery scheme in which he was accused of selling out his office for lucrative bribes, including cash and gold bars. Federal prosecutors charged him with pocketing bribes for taking actions to benefit three New Jersey businessmen and the governments of Egypt and Qatar. The 70-year-old was found guilty on all 16 criminal charges, including bribery, fraud, and illegal foreign agent offenses. Damien Williams is U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.