 New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez has been found guilty in his federal corruption trial. Lisa Gee reports. Outside the courtroom after the verdict, the veteran Democrat maintained his innocence. I have never been anything but a patriot of my country and for my country. I have never, ever been a foreign agent. He also said he plans to appeal the verdict. But Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, says the jury got it right.