The former NJ Democrat Sen Menéndez will be sentenced on Wednesday for federal bribery, corruption sentences

The former New Jersey Democratic Senator, Bob Menéndez, will be sentenced on Wednesday for federal corruption charges for which he faces up to 30 years in prison.

Menéndez was convicted In the 16 positions in its case of federal corruption last year, including the obstruction of justice, bribery, extortion, electronic fraud and action as a foreign agent.

Menéndez accepted bribes In exchange for acting to benefit governments in Egypt and Qatar when he was the president of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Judgment guidelines require between 24 and 30 years in prison, and the United States probation office recommends 12 years, According to judicial presentations.

Prosecutors have requested Menéndez obtain at least 15 years.

“Menéndez’s behavior can be the most serious by which an American senator has been convicted in the history of the Republic,” prosecutors wrote, according CNN.

Menéndez’s wife, Nadine Menéndez, faces similar positions. His trial has been delayed while undergoing breast cancer, but is scheduled to begin on March 18.