 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. His years of selling his office to the highest bidder have finally come to an end. Menendez was found guilty of bribery, extortion and wire fraud and could face decades in prison.