Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

Bob Menendez, the once a powerful New Jersey senator, cried as he begged a Manhattan judge for leniency Wednesday — and was sentenced to 11 years in prison for selling out his lofty post for gold bars, cash, a Mercedes-Benz convertible and other bribes.

The sentence caps a remarkable downfall for Menendez, who was convicted last July of enriching himself through a variety of corrupt acts.

Former senator Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison for operating what prosecutors called one of the most brazen corruption schemes in the country’s history.

Former Senator Bob Menendez faces sentencing on corruption charges in federal court, with prosecutors seeking a 15-year sentence and the defense requesting leniency.

This process is political and is corrupted to its core. I hope President Trump cleans up the cesspool and restores the integrity to the system,” Menendez declared.

Former Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday for a brazen bribery scheme that saw him put his political influence up for sale in exchange for stockpiles of cash,

Prosecutors argued Menendez’s “conduct may be the most serious for which a U.S. Senator has been convicted in the history of the Republic.”

President Trump was right,” Menendez declared Monday. “This process is political and is corrupted to its core. I hope President Trump cleans up the cesspool and restores the integrity to the system.”

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his conviction in a scheme that brought him gold bars, cash and a car and what his lawyer says is a new nickname: "gold bar Bob.

MANHATTAN (CN) — Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison on convictions for accepting bribes and corruptly acting as an agent for the benefit of foreign interests, including the Egyptian government and the Qatari royal family.