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This was rumored all morning, but it was just rumors until now.

An indictment accusing U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, of accepting bribes from foreign entities was unsealed Friday.

His wife Imelda has also been indicted.

Court documents accuse the two of accepting $600,000 in bribes from two foreign companies; an oil and gas company controlled by the Government of Azerbaijan and a bank in Mexico City. The alleged scheme began in December 2014 and continued through at least November 2021, authorities said.

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The two each face the following charges:

• Two counts of conspiracy to commit bribery of a federal official and to have a public official act as an agent of a foreign principal
• Two counts of bribery of a federal official
• Two counts of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud
• Two counts of violating the ban on public officials acting as agents of a foreign principal
• One count of conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering
• Five counts of money laundering

Each of the money laundering counts carry a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. The case was investigated by the FBI and DOS-OIG.

Of course, Rep. Cuellar and his wife are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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