Henry Cuellar indicted: DOJ charges Texas House Democrat with taking bribes

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. The pair allegedly received bribe payments through “sham consulting contracts” owned by Imelda Cuellar, “who performed little to no legitimate work under the contracts,” according to the indictment.