前参议员鲍勃·梅伦德斯（Bob Menendez）因接受包括金条在内的贿赂和外国特工犯罪而接受了11年监禁。

美国地方法院法官西德尼·斯坦（Sidney Stein）在陪审团进行了为期9周的陪审团审判后，于2024年7月定罪后宣布这一判决。

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.

前新泽西州民主党参议员鲍勃·梅伦德斯（Bob Menendez）周三因接受贿赂，包括金条和外国特工犯罪，以寻求政治支持。

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

根据司法部的一份新闻稿，在为期九周的陪审团审判后，梅南德斯（Menendez）于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.

两名商人Wael Hana和Fred Diabies也因贿赂Menendez被判刑。 Hana被判处97个月监禁，而糖尿病被判处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.

检察官说，Menendez和他的妻子Nadine Menendez以黄金，现金和豪华敞篷车的形式接受了数十万美元的Hana和Diabies的贿赂。

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.

检察官说，作为交换，梅南德斯利用自己的力量和影响力来保护自己的商业利益，并采取了使埃及政府受益的行动。

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

针对纳丁·梅宁斯（Nadine Menendez）的指控仍在审理中。她的腐败审判定于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）担任美国参议院外交关系委员会主席，于8月从参议院辞职。

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是比特币（Crypto：BTC）的声音批评者。在致金融犯罪执法网络的一封信中，梅南德斯称比特币“是罪犯非法收益的理想选择”。

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

Menendez还共同赞助了立法，以减轻萨尔瓦多采用比特币的风险。

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

梅南德斯当时说：“比特币可以在萨尔瓦多打开腐败的大门。”

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

萨尔瓦多总统纳伊布·布克勒（Nayib Bukele）在周一的X帖子中对梅南德斯的定罪做出了反应。

“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.

“这位参议员是反对派的主要参考点（报道，报告等），当时他指责El Salvador将比特币用于洗钱和腐败。 “小偷根据他的状况来判断。”布克利用西班牙语写道。