Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife are accused of accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijani energy company and a bank in Mexico.
Washington — The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday it will conduct its own investigation into Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas following his recent indictment on federal bribery charges.
'As I said on May 3rd, I am innocent of these allegations, and everything I have done in Congress has been to serve the people of South Texas.'An aide to Cuellar and a political and business consultant pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiring to help the congressman launder more than $200,000 in bribes. They agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department's investigation into Cuellar and his wife.
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