 ever being a foreign agent. But the jury thought otherwise, convicting Menendez and two business associates on all 18 counts. Damian Williams is the U.S. attorney for the Southern District who brought the case. This wasn't politics as usual. This was politics for profit. Menendez faces 30 years in prison when he's sentenced October 29th. Marla Diamond for CBS News, New York. WTOP at 1236.