这位美国参议员被指控收受礼物和贿赂以换取对卡塔尔的支持。 The US senator is charged with taking gifts and bribes in return for supporting Qatar.
更新后的起诉书称，美国参议员鲍勃·梅南德斯向一名寻求房地产项目投资的新泽西商人介绍了一名卡塔尔王室成员。 The updated indictment alleges US Senator Bob Menendez introduced a member of the Qatari royal family to a New Jersey businessman seeking investments in a real estate project. 这些指控发生于 2021 年至 2023 年期间，没有增加新的指控。 The charges occurred from 2021 through 2023 and added no new charges. 梅嫩德斯在九月份被捕后放弃了参议院外交关系委员会主席的职位，他一直拒绝辞去参议院席位的呼吁。 Menendez, who gave up his position as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after his September arrest, has resisted calls to resign from his Senate seat.