Rep. Henry Cuellar Indicted On Federal Charges

The Department of Justice is set to indict Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) on Friday, more than two years after the federal law enforcement agency raided his home in Laredo, Texas.

The nature of the charges was not immediately clear, but the January 2022 raid was conducted as part of a probe into the activities of the government of Azerbaijan and U.S. businesspeople.

Cuellar responded defiantly to the forthcoming indictment, which was first reported by NBC News.

“I want to be clear that both my wife and I are innocent of these allegations,” he said in a statement that his office posted on X. “Everything I have done in Congress has been to serve the people of South Texas.”

“Let me be clear, I’m running for reelection and will win this November,” he added.

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