Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and his wife were indicted on Friday, May 3, for allegedly accepting $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities in exchange for favors, according to charges unsealed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
The charges, announced in a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Friday afternoon, came to light hours after Mr. Cuellar released a statement that he and his wife were innocent—though, at the time the exact charges were unknown. An NBC News report earlier in the day correctly claimed the charges were imminent.
