Bitcoin Critic Senator Menendez Convicted of Taking Bribes in Gold

A jury has found U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) guilty of all charges following accusations last year that he’d accepted massive bribes from wealthy New Jersey businessmen.

The 16-count conviction on charges ranging from conspiracy to commit bribery to acting as a foreign agent has Bitcoin enthusiasts taking a victory lap given the politicians’ history of criticism around crypto-based financial crime, even though his own illicit deeds involved anything but digital assets.