One of the most conservative members of the House Democratic caucus — and its only avowed opponent of abortion — has been indicted on charges that he and his spouse accepted nearly $600,000 in bribes from foreign interests.
Henry Cuellar has represented his San Antonio-area district since 2004 but has been under a cloud of suspicion for the last two years following FBI raids on his home and office. In the 54-page indictment unveiled Friday, federal prosecutors accuse of him accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars as "an agent of the Government of Azerbaijan" and bank based in Mexico City.
