 Three New Jersey businessmen who were also charged along with the governments of Egypt and Qatar were the alleged recipients. Two of the co-defendants were convicted on all counts they faced. The jury deliberated for about 13 hours over three days. Menendez pleaded not guilty to 16 federal charges including bribery, fraud, acting as a foreign agent, and obstruction. Reporting from ABC News, the prosecutors made statements outside the federal courthouse in Manhattan.