DOJ to Announce Indictment on Rep. Cuellar, Sources Claim
The Department of Justice is preparing to announce an indictment against Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas. The anticipated charges follow a raid on Cuellar's Laredo home and campaign office by the FBI in 2022. The raid was part of an investigation into a group of U.S. businessmen and their ties to Azerbaijan, though it is not yet confirmed if the expected indictment is directly related to this probe.
Despite the investigation, Cuellar, who has served in the House since 2004 and is known for his stance as the only Democrat in Congress opposing abortion rights, managed to secure re-election in November after a tightly contested primary. Cuellar has maintained his innocence through his lawyer, Joshua Berman, who previously indicated that Cuellar was not the target of the DOJ's investigation. The congressman has also publicly declared that he and his wife are innocent and has sought to discuss the facts with prosecutors in Washington D.C. The DOJ has not commented on the specifics of the indictment.
