In a significant blow to the allegedly corrupt Democrat Congressman Henry Cuellar, a judge has ruled against moving his trial to his hometown of Laredo, Texas. The DOJ indicted Cuellar for allegedly accepting bribes from a foreign oil company and faces decades in prison for his actions.
For context, despite his legal trouble, Democrats have been pouring money into his campaign in a desperate attempt to fend off Republican challengers. As we reported, National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Mike Marinella said, “The DCCC throwing cash at Henry Cuellar, an indicted congressman facing bribery and foreign agent charges, is certainly a choice. Do other frontline Democrats stand by pumping campaign cash into defending a corrupt and sleazy politician?”
Rep. Henry Cuellar’s request to move his criminal trial from Houston to Laredo was denied despite objections from attorneys. Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, asked that the trial be moved to their hometown, where most events mentioned in the indictment occurred.
Reacting to the initial indictment, Greg Price, a conservative influencer, posted to X on May 3, 2024. He announced, “BREAKING: Democrat Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife have been charged by the DOJ for allegedly taking $600,000 in bribes from an oil and gas company owned and controlled by the government of Azerbaijan. That’s now two Democrats in Congress indicted for taking foreign bribes.”
Adding additional context, he said, “The difference between Democrats and Republicans is that the Dems will do nothing about Cuellar or Menendez, whereas Republicans handed George Santos’ seat to a Democrat on a silver platter even though his charges were not even remotely as bad as taking foreign bribes.”
Explaining the case details, the Department of Justice published a press release outlining their case against the Democrat. The document read, “An indictment was unsealed today in the Southern District of Texas charging U.S. Congressman Enrique Roberto “Henry” Cuellar, 68, and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, 67, both of Laredo, Texas, with participating in two schemes involving bribery, unlawful foreign influence, and money laundering.”
Detailing the scope of Cuelarr’s alleged corruption, the DOJ listed the crimes for which he was charged. The DOJ wrote, “According to court documents, beginning in at least December 2014 and continuing through at least November 2021, Congressman Cuellar and Imelda Cuellar allegedly accepted approximately $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities: an oil and gas company wholly owned and controlled by the Government of Azerbaijan, and a bank headquartered in Mexico City.”
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Continuing to demolish the Democrat, the press release said, “The bribe payments were allegedly laundered, pursuant to sham consulting contracts, through a series of front companies and middlemen into shell companies owned by Imelda Cuellar, who performed little to no legitimate work under the contracts.”
Concluding the document, the DOJ explained the complicated network of foreign companies that offered Cuellar bribes. The letter declared, “In exchange for the bribes paid by the Azerbaijani oil and gas company, Congressman Cuellar allegedly agreed to use his office to influence U.S. foreign policy in favor of Azerbaijan. In exchange for the bribes paid by the Mexican bank, Congressman Cuellar allegedly agreed to influence legislative activity and to advise and pressure high-ranking U.S. Executive Branch officials regarding measures beneficial to the bank.”