Henry Cuellar is one of several congressional lawmakers who are or have faced federal felony charges.
unveiled a 14-count indictment against the Texas Democrat on Friday for allegedly taking nearly $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities.in bribes from an Azerbaijan government-controlled oil and gas company and a bank in Mexico City.
Most recently, Menendez’s lawyers have argued that “generational trauma and a habit to hoard reserves” as a reason for the senator’s collection of gold bars and $480,000 in cash. FILE – Then-Nebraska GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry arrives at the federal courthouse for his trial in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Former Nebraska Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry was indicted on several charges in October 2021 and convicted in March 2022 on one charge of concealing information and making false statements to federal authorities who were investigating illegal contributions made by a foreign national to his 2016 reelection campaign.
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