NEW YORK — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt—crimes his lawyer said he’s been mocked for as “Gold Bar Bob.”

Menendez was found guilty in a corruption case involving tens of thousands in cash and gold and charges of conspiring to work as a foreign agent.

Bob Menendez, 71, was found guilty on all 16 counts in his federal trial, becoming the first sitting member of Congress to be convicted of acting as a foreign agent.