Rep. Henry Cuellar and wife indicted on bribery schemes

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Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife have been indicted in two schemes involving unlawful foreign influence, bribery and money laundering, the Justice Department announced Friday.

An indictment unsealed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas accused the Texas Democrat and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, of taking about $600,000 in bribes from the government of Azerbaijan and an unnamed foreign bank headquartered in Mexico City.

“The bribe payments were allegedly laundered, pursuant to sham consulting contracts, through a series of front companies and middlemen into shell companies owned by Imelda Cuellar, who performed little to no legitimate work under the contracts,” a Justice Department press release said.

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Rep. Henry Cuellar and wife indicted on bribery schemes - Roll Call

Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife have been indicted in two schemes involving bribery and money laundering, the DOJ announced Friday.

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[glockngold]

"The indictment comes more than two years after Cuellar’s home was reportedly raided by the FBI in connection with a federal investigation related to Azerbaijan.
The indictment alleged in one scheme that Cuellar and his wife were recruited by the company controlled by the Azerbaijani government shortly after a 2013 trip to Turkey and Azerbaijan.
The couple then entered multiple sham contracts with the company to receive bribes, the indictment alleged, in exchange for advocating for Azerbaijani interests in Congress."

Maybe in out next aid package to Ukraine, we can peel off a couple billion for Azerbaijan since they are a vital interest to the health & security of the United States.
And of course 10% for the big guy.

 

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