前參議員鮑勃·梅倫德斯（Bob Menendez）因接受包括金條在內的賄賂和外國特工犯罪而接受了11年監禁。

美國地方法院法官西德尼·斯坦（Sidney Stein）在陪審團進行了為期9週的陪審團審判後，於2024年7月定罪後宣布這一判決。

Former New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday for accepting bribes, including gold bars, and foreign agent offenses in return for political favors.

前新澤西州民主黨參議員鮑勃·梅倫德斯（Bob Menendez）週三因接受賄賂，包括金條和外國特工犯罪，以尋求政治支持。

Menendez was convicted in July 2024 following a nine-week jury trial, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

根據司法部的一份新聞稿，在為期九週的陪審團審判後，梅南德斯（Menendez）於2024年7月被定罪。

Two businessmen, Wael Hana and Fred Diabies, were also sentenced for bribing Menendez. Hana was sentenced to 97 months in prison, while Diabies received a seven-year sentence.

兩名商人Wael Hana和Fred Diabies也因賄賂Menendez被判刑。 Hana被判處97個月監禁，而糖尿病被判處7年徒刑。

Prosecutors said Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez, accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from Hana and Diabies in the form of gold, cash and a luxury convertible.

檢察官說，Menendez和他的妻子Nadine Menendez以黃金，現金和豪華敞篷車的形式接受了數十萬美元的Hana和Diabies的賄賂。

In exchange, Menendez used his power and influence to try to protect their business interests and took actions that benefited the government of Egypt, prosecutors said.

檢察官說，作為交換，梅南德斯利用自己的力量和影響力來保護自己的商業利益，並採取了使埃及政府受益的行動。

Charges against Nadine Menendez are still pending. Her corruption trial is set for March 18.

針對納丁·梅寧斯（Nadine Menendez）的指控仍在審理中。她的腐敗審判定於3月18日。

Menendez, who chaired the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, resigned from the Senate in August.

梅南德斯（Menendez）擔任美國參議院外交關係委員會主席，於8月從參議院辭職。

Menendez was a vocal critic of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). In a letter to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Menendez called Bitcoin “the ideal choice for criminals to launder illicit proceeds.”

Menendez是比特幣（Crypto：BTC）的聲音批評者。在致金融犯罪執法網絡的一封信中，梅南德斯稱比特幣“是罪犯非法收益的理想選擇”。

Menendez also co-sponsored legislation to mitigate the risks of El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin.

Menendez還共同贊助了立法，以減輕薩爾瓦多采用比特幣的風險。

"Bitcoin can open the doors of corruption in El Salvador,” Menendez said at the time.

梅南德斯當時說：“比特幣可以在薩爾瓦多打開腐敗的大門。”

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele reacted to Menendez’s conviction in an X post on Monday.

薩爾瓦多總統納伊布·布克勒（Nayib Bukele）在周一的X帖子中對梅南德斯的定罪做出了反應。

“This senator was the main point of reference for the opposition (covers, reports, etc.) when he accused El Salvador of using Bitcoin for money laundering and corruption. 'The thief judges by his condition,'” Bukele wrote in Spanish.

“這位參議員是反對派的主要參考點（報導，報告等），當時他指責El Salvador將比特幣用於洗錢和腐敗。 “小偷根據他的狀況來判斷。”布克利用西班牙語寫道。