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A pair of political operatives tied to Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, have agreed to plead guilty and cooperate with the Justice Department's bribery case against Cuellar, according to court documents unsealed this week. A pair of political operatives tied to Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, have agreed to plead guilty and cooperate with the Justice Department's bribery case against Cuellar, according to court documents unsealed this week. They devised a "sham consulting contract" with the bank and a plan for Rendon to funnel a majority of its proceeds to Cuellar's wife, according to court documents. Strother used the money to make $10,000 payments every month to Cuellar's wife, totaling $214,890, authorities say. In a statement last week before the charges were unsealed, Cuellar denied any wrongdoing and said he had "proactively sought legal advice" from the House Ethics Committee.
Persons: Henry Cuellar, Cuellar, Mina Colin Strother, Cuellar's, Florencio, Lencho, Imelda, Strother, Rendon, we're, Chris Flood Organizations: Department, Azerbaijan, NBC, Justice Locations: Texas, Mexican, U.S, South Texas
The growing scandal is drawing some comparisons on the right to George Santos. AdvertisementRep. Henry Cuellar is in the midst of a growing bribery scandal involving Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank. Cuellar is the third sitting lawmaker to be indicted this Congress, following former Republican Rep. George Santos of New York and Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New York. AdvertisementThe George Santos comparisonIt's only been a few days, but so far, Democrats have largely held off on calling for Cuellar to resign. Former Rep. George Santos at the State of the Union in March.
Persons: Henry Cuellar, George Santos, , Cuellar, Democratic Sen, Bob Menendez, Santos, Cuellar's, Jessica Cisneros, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Bernie Sanders, That's, Hakeem Jeffries, Matt McClain, Getty Images Santos, don't, Donald Trump, Joe Biden Organizations: Democratic, Service, Justice, Texas Democrat, Republican Rep, George Santos of New, New, State Oil Company, Banco Azteca, Democrat, National Rifle Association, Rep, FBI, Republicans, State, Union, Washington, Getty Images, Botox Locations: Henry Cuellar of Texas, Azerbaijan, Mexican, George Santos of, George Santos of New York, New York, Texas, Azerbaijan Republic, Alexandria
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. It wasn't immediately clear if the indictment was related to the 2022 raid. A year after the raid — which had not previously yielded arrests or charges — Cuellar told the Texas Tribune: "There has been no wrongdoing on my part. Despite the raid, Cuellar narrowly defeated a progressive challenger, Jessica Cisneros, in his 2022 primary and went on to win re-election to his seat that November. A member of the centrist Blue Dogs and New Democrat Coalition, Cuellar was first elected to the House in 2004.
Persons: Henry Cuellar, Cuellar's, Joshua Berman, Cuellar, — Cuellar, Jessica Cisneros, Cassy Garcia Organizations: NBC News, Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus, Texas Tribune, Texans, Republican, Cuellar, Dogs, New Democrat Coalition Locations: Texas, Laredo , Texas, Azerbaijan, U.S, San Antonio
Federal Border Patrol agents learned at about 9 p.m. of a group of migrants in distress as they attempted to cross the Rio Grande, according to the statement by Cuellar, a Democrat. Federal agents tried to contact Texas officials by telephone, but were unsuccessful, and then went in person to the Shelby Park entrance to speak to the Texas Military Department and the Texas National Guard officials there. A spokesperson for Texas's governor referred questions to the Texas Military Department, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for the Border Patrol did not immediately respond to questions. Texas has increasingly sought to implement its own border controls, which have historically been the legal domain of the federal government.
Persons: Jonathan Allen, Henry Cuellar, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, enforcement's, Cuellar, Biden, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Reuters, Texas, Republican, U.S, Democrat, Texas National Guard, Supreme, Border Patrol, Texas Military Department Locations: Rio Grande, Mexico, Shelby, Eagle, U.S, Texas, Grande, , Texas, . Texas
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) gives an interview in Laredo, Texas, U.S., October 9, 2019. Picture taken October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Veronica Cardenas/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 2 (Reuters) - Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar was carjacked in Washington D.C.'s Navy Yard neighborhood on Monday evening, Politico reported, citing three people familiar with the situation. Cuellar's office confirmed the account and said he was not harmed, Politico said. Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian SchmollingerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Rep, Henry Cuellar, Veronica Cardenas, Nilutpal, Christian Schmollinger Organizations: REUTERS, Democratic, Navy, Politico, Thomson Locations: Laredo , Texas, U.S, Washington, Bengaluru
House Democratic leaders are backing Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar's 2024 re-election bid. That's despite his an FBI raid on his home, his opposition to abortion, and other conservative positions. In addition to Jeffries, Cuellar has the backing of the rest of the top echelon of House Democratic leadership, including Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. Pete Aguilar of California, Democratic Whip Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, and Assistant Democratic Leader Rep. Jim Clbyrun of South Carolina. He also has the backing of former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California and former House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland. She lost to Cuellar by less than 300 votes last cycle, despite the backing of progressives including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
Persons: Henry Cuellar's, That's, Henry Cuellar, Hakeem Jeffries, Jeffries, Cuellar, Pete Aguilar, Katherine Clark of, Jim Clbyrun, Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, Jessica Cisneros, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Sen, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts Organizations: Democratic, Texas, FBI, Cuellar, Service, House Democratic Caucus, National Rifle Association, POLITICO, Texas Tribune, Maryland, Rep Locations: Wall, Silicon, Texas, South Texas, New York, Pete Aguilar of California, Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, South Carolina, California, Alexandria, Cortez of New York
Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam competed in this year's Democratic primary for North Carolina's 4th Congressional District. And we need to have an infrastructure like that on the Democratic Party side. Former House candidate John Isemann faced ex-state lawmaker Tom Kean Jr. in the Republican primary for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District. Jay Nixon and also worked for the Missouri Democratic Party — decided to jump into the race himself. "We talk about the Democratic Party being a big-tent party," she said.
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