NBC: DOJ expected to announce indictment of Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, sources say

[China]

DOJ expected to announce indictment of Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, sources say

 

The Justice Department is expected to announce the indictment of longtime Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, on Friday, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.

 

Cuellar’s home and campaign office in Laredo, Texas, were raided in January 2022 as part of a federal investigation into Azerbaijan and a group of U.S. businessmen who have ties to the country, law enforcement said at the time. His office had pledged to cooperate with the investigation. In April, Cuellar's lawyer, Joshua Berman, told some news outlets that federal authorities informed him he was not the target of the investigation.

 

Cuellar is a one-time co-chair of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus.

 

It wasn't immediately clear if the indictment was related to the 2022 raid. The Justice Department declined to comment.

 

Cuellar’s staff were calling other member offices Friday seeking advice on how to handle the situation, one source with knowledge of those calls told NBC News.

 

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[LadySkinsFan]

Guess we'll find out what it's about when an indictment comes out.

[FootballZombie]

I don't know how mad I should be without knowing what he did. lol

 

Obviously, can't be good.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Bribery, foreign influence charges and money laundering.

 

I'm not surprised when elected officials are exposed to be the scumbuckets they are.  

[TradeTheBeal!]

Is this the dude with the gold bars?

[Captain Wiggles]

1 minute ago, TradeTheBeal! said:

Is this the dude with the gold bars?

 

That's Bobby Menendez. He's using the classic "generational trauma" defense on his trial. 🤣

[Sacks 'n' Stuff]

1 hour ago, Spaceman Spiff said:

Bribery, foreign influence charges and money laundering.

 

I'm not surprised when elected officials are exposed to be the scumbuckets they are.  

He’s not a scumbucket because he’s a Democrat though. It’s because he’s from Texas.

[Spaceman Spiff]

16 minutes ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said:

He’s not a scumbucket because he’s a Democrat though. It’s because he’s from Texas.

I laughed but I don’t care what party they’re with or where they’re from. I think most of them are scumbuckets and/or sociopaths. 

[Sacks 'n' Stuff]

44 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said:

I laughed but I don’t care what party they’re with or where they’re from. I think most of them are scumbuckets and/or sociopaths. 

I don’t have an affinity for either party, but there definitely is a giant contrast in the levels of scumbaggery and sociopathy. The one that likes elephants is significantly worse.

Edited May 3 by Sacks 'n' Stuff

[China]

Henry Cuellar Indicted Over Bribery Scheme

 

Representative Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat in a crucial swing district, and his wife were charged with participating in a yearslong $600,000 bribery scheme involving Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank, according to a federal indictment unsealed in Houston on Friday.

 

The accusations against Mr. Cuellar, 68, and his wife Imelda, 67, center on allegations of bribery and money laundering in connection with their efforts on behalf of an oil and gas company owned by Azerbaijan’s leaders as well as an unnamed bank based in Mexico City, according to the 54-page complaint.

 

Mr. Cuellar, a Laredo native first elected in 2004, is also accused of acting as an agent of a foreign entity while a U.S. government official — by delivering a speech favoring Azerbaijan in Congress and inserting provisions into aid bills to benefit those who were paying bribes to his family.

 

The government claimed that Mr. Cuellar, who once served as Texas secretary of state, was paid to back legislation intended to stymie regulation of the payday loan industry, which has been accused of predatory lending practices against the poor. He also tried to weaken money laundering laws that affected Mexico’s banking sector, according to prosecutors.

 

Mr. Cuellar “agreed to influence legislative activity and to advise and pressure high-ranking U.S. executive branch officials regarding measures beneficial to the bank,” they said.

 

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[ixcuincle]

him and menendez should not hold office. corrupt pos

 

also news said "the Justice Department wouldn't indict a sitting congressman" unless the charges were serious

[Larry]

4 hours ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said:

He’s not a scumbucket because he’s a Democrat though. It’s because he’s from Texas a politician. 

 

FTFY

[ixcuincle]

[Larry]

"The DOJ indicating a Democrat at a time when the House is like a 3 vote majority is proof that the DOJ is politically motivated."

[Captain Wiggles]

Trump back to recycling nicknames already. Sad. 🤭

[Cooked Crack]

 

[ixcuincle]