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Security was extra tight outside the court building in Macau where Alvin Chau was due to be sentenced.
澳门法院大楼外的安全措施格外严密，而周焯华（洗米华）将在那里接受审判。
Once known as the "king of junkets" and one of the most powerful men in the gambling hub, Chau had spent the past 13 months in detention at Coloane Prison.
曾被称为“赌厅之王”，也是赌场最具权势的周焯华，过去13个月一直被关押在澳门路环监狱。
With a flashy lifestyle and romantic relationship with model Mandy Lieu despite being married with two children,
周焯华的生活方式非常奢华，并且与模特刘碧丽之间的关系非常暧昧--尽管他已婚并育有两个孩子，
the billionaire's arrest in November 2021 was seen as a dramatic fall from grace.
2021年11月，这位亿万富翁被警方逮捕，他的落马可谓戏剧性十足。
Chau's downfall was complete today as the 48-year-old was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
今天，随着48岁的周焯华被判处18年监禁，其落马一案也终于告一段落。
The former Suncity Group chairman was found guilty of 162 offences.
这位前太阳城集团董事长被判162项罪名成立。
He was jailed for 12 years for the crime of "secret association or society", the maximum penalty stipulated under the law.
他因“秘密结社罪”被判入狱12年，这是法律规定的最高刑罚。
Chau was also convicted of over 100 counts of running illegal gambling operations, as well as 54 counts of fraud of a "substantial amount".
此外，周焯华还被判100多项不法经营赌博罪，以及54项“巨额”诈骗罪成立。
Some of the jail terms will run concurrently for a total of 18 years.
其中一些刑期将同时执行，共计18年。
Chau and six other defendants will also have to compensate the Macau government of 6.5 billion patacas in taxes, as well gambling operators of 2.2 billion patacas in revenue.
周焯华和其他六名被告还必须赔偿澳门政府65亿澳门元的税收，以及赔偿博彩运营商22亿澳门元的收入。
