 Hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the form of cash, gold bars, and Mercedes-Benz. Prosecutors said the New Jersey Democrat accepted all of those items in exchange for political favors. Brian Clark, ABC News. We will take you right back to the Republican National Convention for an update here on WTOP. Hope you can stay with us at 843. Hello, everybody. I'm Hillary Howard, and we are so close to turning my husband in Dave's office from terrible to terrific. Isn't that right, honey?