The Department of Justice has indicted Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife Imelda on conspiracy and bribery charges. The indictment alleges that the couple accepted $600,000 in bribes between 2014 and 2021 from an Azerbaijan-based energy company and a bank in Mexico City to advance the former Soviet republic's interests in the U.S.
The Cuellars have been released on bond and are accused of involvement in two schemes involving bribery, unlawful foreign influence, and money laundering. Federal law enforcement raided Cuellar's house and office in 2022 as part of an investigation into their ties to a group of U.S. businessmen.
