▁arms - ship ments ▁deal ," ▁involving ▁the ▁w art ime ▁export ▁of ▁weapons ▁to ▁Cro atia ▁and ▁E cuador ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁set ▁free ▁" after ▁five ▁months ▁of ▁house ▁arrest ... by ▁his ▁hand - p icked ▁Supreme ▁Court ." ▁After ▁his ▁release , ▁Men em ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁Cec ilia ▁Bol oc co , ▁moved ▁to ▁Chile , ▁from ▁which ▁Argent ine ▁authorities ▁sought ▁to ▁have ▁him ▁extr ad ited ▁to ▁face ▁em be zz lement ▁charges . ▁After ▁the ▁arrest ▁war r ants ▁were ▁can ce led , ▁Men em ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁returned ▁to ▁Argentina ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Río ▁Ter c ero ▁explos ion , ▁which ▁killed ▁seven ▁people ▁and ▁was ▁believed ▁by ▁pro sec utors ▁to ▁be ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁Cro atia / E cuador ▁arms ▁sale ▁sc andal , ▁was ▁like wise ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁with ▁no ▁ind ict ments . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁settlement ▁between ▁S iem ens ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁revealed ▁that ▁Men em ▁administration ▁officials ▁had ▁accepted ▁about ▁US $ 1 0 6 ▁million ▁in ▁b rib es ▁from ▁S iem ens ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁being ▁awarded ▁a ▁ 1 . 2 ▁billion - d ollar ▁National ▁ID ▁card ▁and ▁pass port ▁production ▁contract ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁a