 I have every faith that the law and the facts did not sustain that decision and that we will be successful upon appeal. Two businessmen also convicted. Defense attorneys argued the large amount of cash and 13 gold bars found in the senator's home were not bribes. But U.S. Attorney Damian Williams says this was politics for profit. And now that the jury has convicted Bob Menendez, his years of selling his office to the highest bidder have finally come to an end.