 In return, Menendez received lavish bribes, including gold bars, cash, and a Mercedes-Benz. The verdict was handed down after a two-month trial in federal court in Lower Manhattan. Menendez was convicted on all 16 counts, including bribery, obstruction of justice, acting as a foreign agent, and honest services wire fraud. Menendez's two co-defendants, both businessmen accused of providing him bribes, were also found guilty. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.