Former Sen. Bob Menendez arrives at prison to begin sentence

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez arrived at a federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt. The New Jersey Democrat has been mocked for the crimes as “Gold Bar Bob,” according to his own lawyer.

The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that Menendez was in custody at the Federal Correctional Institut…