马里兰州参议员Dalya Attar因被控利用秘密录音进行竞选勒索和威胁而被起诉。
Maryland Senator Dalya Attar indicted on federal charges over alleged campaign extortion and threats using hidden recordings.
马里兰州参议员Dalya Attar(来自巴尔的摩的民主党员)因与2018年和2022年竞选活动有关的八项联邦指控(包括敲诈和阴谋)被起诉。
Maryland state Senator Dalya Attar, a Democrat from Baltimore, has been indicted on eight federal charges, including extortion and conspiracy, related to her 2018 and 2022 campaigns.
检察官指称,她与她的兄弟Joseph Attar和巴尔的摩警官Kalman Finkelstein合谋安装隐藏的录音装置,并威胁要公开一名前顾问和一名参与指控事件的男子的私密录像。
Prosecutors allege she conspired with her brother, Joseph Attar, and Baltimore police officer Kalman Finkelstein to install hidden recording devices and threaten to release private footage of a former consultant and a man involved in an alleged affair.
起诉书声称,该集团利用这些录音作为杠杆,试图压制批评。
The indictment claims the group sought to silence criticism by using the recordings as leverage.
Attar是马里兰州参议院第一位东正教犹太妇女,她否认这些指控,称其毫无根据。
Attar, who is the first Orthodox Jewish woman in the Maryland Senate, denies the allegations, calling them baseless.
案件于2025年10月23日解封,目前正在审理中,她仍在任职,等待进一步法律诉讼。
The case, unsealed on October 23, 2025, is ongoing, and she remains in office pending further legal proceedings.