Sen. Bob Menendez resigns; scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 29
Bob Menendez is now officially a former senator from New Jersey.
His resignation took effect at about 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Menendez was convicted in July of 16 federal corruption charges — including bribery, extortion, wire fraud, obstruction of justice and acting as a foreign agent.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 29.
Menendez faces a maximum of 222 years in prison.