TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is resigning from office Aug. 20 following his conviction for taking bribes for corrupt acts including acting as an agent of the Egyptian government, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Menendez had insisted after the July 16 verdict that he was innocent and promised to appeal. The person who told the AP about Menendez’s resignation did so on the condition of anonymity because the New Jersey Democrat’s decision hadn’t been made public. Menendez’s attorney hasn’t returned messages seeking comment.

Convicted New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) says he plans to appeal his guilty verdict on 16 charges ranging from bribery and extortion to obstruction of justice “all the way” to the Supreme Court, if necessary.

Menendez said in a letter dated July 23 to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, and the Senate confirmed, that he will resign from the Senate effective Aug. 20, but he’s not admitting any guilt.

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is set to resign from Congress after he was found guilty two weeks ago of accepting bribes, including $150,000 in gold bars from Egyptian officials and an $80,000 Mercedes-Benz, the New Jersey Globe reports.

Menendez was found guilty on 16 counts of bribery, conspiracy, extortion, obstruction of justice, wire fraud, conspiracy and acting as a foreign agent last week.

Sources close to Menendez told the outlet that he will step down on Aug. 20, and that he would release a letter on Tuesday announcing his resignation.