Henry Cuellar indicted: DOJ charges Texas House Democrat with taking bribes
Washington Examiner - 2024-05-03T18:17:34.000Z

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) was indicted in Texas on Friday for allegedly accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities, the government of Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank. Cuellar, a congressman of nearly two decades, and his wife Imelda were charged by the Department of Justice with several bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering charges. […]

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