Disgraced former New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez is set to spend his “golden” years behind bars.

On Tuesday, the embattled ex-lawmaker began serving an 11-year sentence at a federal prison in Pennsylvania for a corruption scheme that earned him the nickname “Gold Bar Bob.”

Menendez, 71, reported to FCI Schuylkill—a facility about two and a half hours from his home in Englewood Cliffs—at around 9 a.m., following his conviction for abusing his Senate position to amass gold bars, cash, and other bribes.

When sentenced in January, the once-powerful politician was granted a delay in reporting to prison so he could assist his wife, Nadine Menendez, who is facing similar charges of bribery and corruption.