▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Cor rupt ▁Pract ices ▁Act . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Men em ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁stand ▁trial ▁for ▁obst ruction ▁of ▁justice ▁in ▁an ▁investigation ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁a ▁Jewish ▁community ▁center ▁in ▁which ▁ 8 5 ▁people ▁died ; ▁he ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁covering ▁up ▁evidence ▁connecting ▁the ▁attack ▁to ▁He z bol lah ▁and ▁Iran . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁after ▁an ▁App e als ▁Court ▁r uling ▁found ▁Men em ▁guilty ▁of ▁sm ugg ling ▁weapons ▁to ▁E cuador ▁and ▁Cro atia , ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁seven ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁As ▁a ▁Senator , ▁however , ▁he ▁was ▁imm une ▁from ▁in car cer ation , ▁and ▁was ▁instead ▁placed ▁under ▁house ▁arrest . ▁Oscar ▁Camil ión , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁his ▁Def ense ▁Minister , ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁five ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years . ▁ ▁Fernando ▁de ▁la ▁R ú a ▁Fernando ▁de ▁la ▁R ú a , ▁President ▁of ▁Argentina ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁was ▁investig ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁along ▁with ▁several ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁administration , ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁financial ▁irregular ities ▁and ▁mal fe as ance ▁during ▁his ▁presiden cy ▁alleg edly ▁involving ▁such ▁international ▁banks ▁as ▁Cred it ▁Suisse , ▁First ▁Boston ▁Corporation , ▁H SB C ▁Bank ▁Argentina , ▁J P ▁Morgan ▁Sec ur ities , ▁and