Former Democratic New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez faces a possible 15-year prison sentence after prosecutors called for severe penalties following his conviction on bribery and foreign agent charges.

Prosecutors say former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez should be imprisoned for 15 years for a “grave abuse of his power,” after the New Jersey Democrat became the first person to be convicted of abusing a Senate committee leadership position and the first U.

Federal prosecutors are pushing for a 15-year sentence for former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez following his bribery conviction, emphasizing the severity of his offenses that involved abusing his position on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and acting as a foreign agent.

Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez, 72, faces up to 30 years in prison under sentencing guidelines. Prosecutors are asking for 15 years because of his age.

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez should be thrown behind bars for at least 15 years for his "naked greed" in accepting a "hoard of bribes."

Federal prosecutors are calling for the 71-year-old Menendez to spend the next 15 years in prison after he was convicted on corruption charges.

They said the former senator's crimes were extraordinary because of their “stunning brazenness, breadth and duration.”

Federal prosecutors are asking that convicted former Sen. Bob Menendez spend 15 years behind bars, according to a court document filed on Thursday, after exchanging official favors for bribes in a sweeping corruption case that spanned two continents.

Citing the use of "illegal evidence" at his federal corruption trial, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez tonight issues the following statement challenging the

A convicted drug dealer and a former New Jersey mayor indicted on corruption charges write to federal judge to help Bob Menendez