The Department of Justice issued an indictment on Friday against Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat from Texas, and his wife, alleging charges of bribery and money laundering due to their connections to an oil and gas company controlled by Azerbaijan and a bank in Mexico City.
Cuellar's residence and campaign office in Laredo, Texas, were raided in January 2022 as part of a federal investigation into Azerbaijan and a group of U.S. businessmen associated with the country, according to law enforcement officials at the time. His office had committed to cooperating with the investigation.
In April, Cuellar's attorney, Joshua Berman, informed some news outlets that federal authorities had advised him that Cuellar was not the focus of the investigation.
It wasn't immediately apparent whether the indictment was connected to the 2022 raid. The DOJ declined to provide any comment on the matter.
