Members of Congress indicted: Cuellar joins growing list of officials charged with felonies

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) joined the list of members of Congress who are facing or have faced federal charges after the Department of Justice unveiled a 14-count indictment against the Texas Democrat on Friday for allegedly taking nearly $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities.

The indictment claims Cuellar and his wife accepted at least $598,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijan government-controlled oil and gas company and a bank in Mexico City. The Texas Democrat and his wife each face 14 counts, including charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery of a federal official, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, violating a ban on public officials acting as foreign agents, and several money laundering violations.