Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar indicted by DOJ on conspiracy and bribery charges
Politics,Justice Department,Conspiracy,Bribery,Democratic Party
The Department of Justice indicted Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas on conspiracy and bribery charges Friday.
Cuellar's wife Imelda has also been indicted in the investigation connected to $600,000 in bribes they allegedly accepted between 2014 and 2021 from an Azerbaijan-based energy company and a bank in Mexico City to advance the former Soviet republic's interests in the U.S.
Cuellar and his wife have been released on bond, Fox News has confirmed.
The Cuellars are accused in two schemes involving bribery, unlawful foreign influence and money laundering, the unsealed indictment from the Southern District of Texas said.
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