Rep. Cuellar accepted bribes to influence policy for a Mexican bank, feds say
The Monitor - 2024-05-05T18:54:56.000Z

While federal prosecutors accuse U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, of taking bribes to further the interests of the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan, they also accuse him of taking bribes from a bank headquartered in Mexico City.

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