Gold Bar Bob: The Downfall of the Most Corrupt Us Senator

"American politics at its sleaziest."--Publishers Weekly

Power corrupts, and in the case of New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, power--and boatloads of money--corrupted absolutely and led to the downfall of the Democratic Party.

Senator Bob Menendez stands alone as the most corrupt US Senator in history. After corruption charges were dropped in a 2017 mistrial, he may have considered himself invincible. But when the Feds raided his home in June 2022, they found a gifted Mercedes Benz, more than $600,000 in cash, and thirteen gold bars stuffed in envelopes, clothes, and closets. It was an outrageous haul for a man who styled himself as a fierce anti-corruption crusader, an ambitious Democrat who overthrew his mob-connected predecessor and rose through the ranks to the House of Representatives and the Senate to serve as the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

From New York Post writer Isabel Vincent and government watchdog Thomas Jason Anderson comes the unbelievable story of a vast web of lies and a stunning conviction.

Gold Bar Bob chronicles Menendez's politicking for profit as he enriched a network that included the New Jersey mafia and businessmen from the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. In exchange for personal and campaign contributions, Bob aided others to sway criminal prosecutions, defraud millions from Medicare, secure questionable visas, acquire government contracts and financial investments, obtain millions in firearms, and weaken Homeland Security.

While Menendez was convicted of sixteen felony counts--including bribery, extortion, fraud, acting as a foreign agent, obstruction of justice, and several counts of conspiracy--there are still many secrets to unveil. After nearly a half-century political career, the lies will finally be unraveled about his family's origins, how his second wife may be part of his crimes, and how much he attempted to get away with.

Author: Isabel Vincent,Thomas Jason Anderson
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 10/14/2025
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
ISBN: 9798895150115


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/04/2025

About the Author
Isabel Vincent is an award-winning investigative reporter with the New York Post, and the author of seven nonfiction books. Vincent has exposed numerous incidents of corruption and wrongdoing across the country and has spent the last decade working on Senator Menendez's unlawful actions. A former foreign correspondent, Vincent's work has appeared in the New Yorker, Tatler Magazine, New York Times Magazine, ELLE, airmail, Marie Claire, and TIME among others.

Thomas Jason Anderson is the director of the DC-based Last Government Watchdog organization and has assisted the New York Times and the New York Post on groundbreaking stories surrounding the criminal indictments against Senator Menendez.

Anderson is an expert in navigating Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), ferreting out hidden truths from voluminous public records. From engaging with the Federal Election Commission to collaborating on investigations with the Ethics Committee in the House of Representatives, he has waged a relentless pursuit for the truth in an effort to hold those in power accountable to the public.