Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar Indicted on Corruption Charges
Posted on AllSides May 3rd, 2024
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Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Zuma Press
Conservative Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar, who represents a competitive district on the Texas-Mexico border, was charged Friday alongside his wife on allegations that they took nearly $600,000 in foreign bribes, the latest development in a long-running FBI probe examining the congressman’s work with Azerbaijan.
From 2014 to 2021, Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, accepted bribes from an Azerbaijan-controlled energy company and a Mexican bank, in exchange for boosting their interests on Capitol Hill, prosecutors said in an indictment charging them with conspiracy, bribery, money laundering and other charges.
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