VOA慢速英語(yǔ)：川普前律師認(rèn)罪 前競(jìng)選主管被判有罪

Trump's Former Aides Admitted, Convicted of Crimes

川普前律師認(rèn)罪 前競(jìng)選主管被判有罪

President Donald Trump's former lawyer has told a court in New York that he is guilty of campaign-finance violations and other charges. Michael Cohen said he was guilty of eight crimes in all, including not paying taxes and making a false statement to a financial institution.

川普總統(tǒng)的前任律師已經(jīng)向紐約一家法院承認(rèn)自己對(duì)競(jìng)選財(cái)務(wù)違規(guī)以及其它指控負(fù)有罪責(zé)。邁克爾·科恩(Michael Cohen)表示，他一共犯下了8項(xiàng)罪名，其中包括未繳稅以及向金融機(jī)構(gòu)作出虛假陳述。

In entering the plea, Cohen said he worked with an unnamed candidate to illegally buy the silence of two women. The payment dates and amounts are the same as those claimed by Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal who say they had sexual relationships with Trump.

在認(rèn)罪中，科恩表示他與一位不具名的候選人一起非法收買(mǎi)兩位女性使其封口。付款日期和金額與聲稱(chēng)跟川普發(fā)生過(guò)性關(guān)系的斯托米·丹尼爾斯(Stormy Daniels)和凱倫·麥克道格(Karen McDougal)所述一致。

Cohen was the president's personal lawyer during the 2016 election. He also represented the Trump Organization for many years.

科恩在2016年大選期間擔(dān)任川普總統(tǒng)的私人律師。多年來(lái)他還一直擔(dān)任川普集團(tuán)的法律代表。

Also Tuesday, a court in Virginia found Trump's 2016 election campaign chairman Paul Manafort, guilty of eight financial crimes.

同樣是在周二，弗吉尼亞州一家法院判決川普2016年大選的競(jìng)選主席保羅·馬納福特(Paul Manafort)犯有8項(xiàng)金融罪罪名。

That finding represents the first trial victory of the special counsel investigation into the president's assistants. Paul Manafort joined the Trump campaign for president in March 2016. He served as chairman of the campaign from June to August 2016.

這一判決代表了特別檢察官調(diào)查川普助手的第一次勝訴。馬納福特于2016年3月加入川普總統(tǒng)的競(jìng)選團(tuán)隊(duì)。他于2016年6月到8月期間擔(dān)任了競(jìng)選團(tuán)隊(duì)主席。

Former lawyer admitted guilt

前律師承認(rèn)有罪

Under an agreement with federal prosecutors in New York, Cohen did not name the two women or the candidate. He told the court that he worked with a "candidate for federal office" to pay two women to keep their stories of alleged affairs from becoming public during the 2016 election.

根據(jù)與紐約聯(lián)邦檢察官達(dá)成的協(xié)議，科恩并未透露這兩位女性或候選人的名字。他對(duì)法庭表示，他與一位聯(lián)邦職務(wù)候選人合作收買(mǎi)了兩位女性，防止她們聲稱(chēng)的所謂風(fēng)流韻事在2016年大選期間被公之于眾。

The amounts of money and the dates suggest the payments were made to porn actress Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal. The two women said after the election that they had affairs with Trump, which he has denied. Cohen also admitted guilt to avoiding paying taxes and lying to banks.

金額以及日期表明這些錢(qián)是付給色情女星丹尼爾斯以及花花公子模特麥克道格。這兩位女性在大選后表示她們跟川普有私通，川普否認(rèn)了這點(diǎn)?？贫鬟€承認(rèn)了逃稅和欺詐銀行的罪名。

Investigators from the U.S. Special Counsel's office came across some of the evidence against Cohen while looking into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The office alerted federal prosecutors in New York. Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation then seized records from Cohen's hotel room, home and office.

美國(guó)特別檢察官辦公室的調(diào)查人員在調(diào)查俄羅斯干預(yù)美國(guó)2016年大選期間發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些針對(duì)科恩的證據(jù)。該辦公室通知了紐約的聯(lián)邦檢察官。聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局特工隨后從科恩的酒店房間、家中以及辦公室起獲了記錄。

Cohen had been a trusted member of the Trump Organization. But Cohen's legal team recently released an audio recording Cohen made of Trump reportedly discussing one of the payments.

科恩一直是川普集團(tuán)的可信賴(lài)成員。但是科恩的法律團(tuán)隊(duì)最近發(fā)布了一份科恩錄制的錄音，據(jù)報(bào)道內(nèi)容是跟川普在討論其中一次付款。

Former campaign chief guilty of financial crimes

前競(jìng)選主席犯有金融罪

Paul Manafort was found guilty of creating false tax documents about tens of millions of dollars he earned from work in Ukraine. He was also convicted of fraud for lying to banks to get millions of dollars in loans. Prosecutors said, overall, Manafort avoided paying more than $16 million in taxes over several years.

馬納福特被判犯有制作虛假稅務(wù)文件的罪名，這些文件涉及了他在烏克蘭工作所賺取的數(shù)千萬(wàn)美元。他還因欺詐銀行獲得數(shù)百萬(wàn)美元貸款而被判犯有欺詐罪。檢察官表示，總體上，馬納福特在過(guò)去幾年里逃稅超過(guò)1600萬(wàn)美元。

Manafort faces another trial later this year on charges of other financial crimes and conspiracy against the U.S. He is accused of lying and acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Ukrainian interests. He is also accused of witness interference in that case.

馬納福特今年晚些時(shí)候面臨另一項(xiàng)審判，罪名涉及其它金融犯罪以及陰謀反對(duì)美國(guó)。他被指控作偽證以及作為非注冊(cè)外國(guó)代理人代表烏克蘭利益。在那起案件中，他還被指控干擾證人。

I'm Phil Dierking.

菲爾·德?tīng)柦饒?bào)道。

President Donald Trump’s former lawyer has told a court in New York that he is guilty of campaign-finance violations and other charges. Michael Cohen said he was guilty of eight crimes in all, including not paying taxes and making a false statement to a financial institution.

In entering the plea, Cohen said he worked with an unnamed candidate to illegally buy the silence of two women. The payment dates and amounts are the same as those claimed by Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal who say they had sexual relationships with Trump.

Cohen was the president’s personal lawyer during the 2016 election. He also represented the Trump Organization for many years.

Also Tuesday, a court in Virginia found Trump’s 2016 election campaign chairman Paul Manafort, guilty of eight financial crimes.

That finding represents the first trial victory of the special counsel investigation into the president's assistants. Paul Manafort joined the Trump campaign for president in March 2016. He served as chairman of the campaign from June to August 2016.

Former lawyer admitted guilt

Under an agreement with federal prosecutors in New York, Cohen did not name the two women or the candidate. He told the court that he worked with a “candidate for federal office” to pay two women to keep their stories of alleged affairs from becoming public during the 2016 election.

The amounts of money and the dates suggest the payments were made to porn actress Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal. The two women said after the election that they had affairs with Trump, which he has denied. Cohen also admitted guilt to avoiding paying taxes and lying to banks.

Investigators from the U.S. Special Counsel’s office came across some of the evidence against Cohen while looking into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The office alerted federal prosecutors in New York. Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation then seized records from Cohen’s hotel room, home and office.

Cohen had been a trusted member of the Trump Organization. But Cohen’s legal team recently released an audio recording Cohen made of Trump reportedly discussing one of the payments.

Former campaign chief guilty of financial crimes

Paul Manafort was found guilty of creating false tax documents about tens of millions of dollars he earned from work in Ukraine. He was also convicted of fraudfor lying to banks to get millions of dollars in loans. Prosecutors said, overall, Manafort avoided paying more than $16 million in taxes over several years.

Manafort faces another trial later this year on charges of other financial crimes and conspiracy against the U.S. He is accused of lying and acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Ukrainian interests. He is also accused of witness interference in that case.

I’m Phil Dierking.

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Words in This Story

plea - n. a statement in which a person says that he or she is guilty of a particular crime

allege - v. to state without definite proof that someone has done something wrong or illegal

alert - v. to make (someone) aware of something

convict - v. to prove that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law

fraud - n. the crime of using dishonest methods to take something valuable from another person