U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar's chief of staff has resigned in the wake of the Justice Department indicting the long-serving South Texas Democrat on federal bribery, money laundering and wire fraud charges, Punchbowl News reports. Jake Hochberg — who's served as Cuellar's chief of staff since 2021 — left Monday, the political news site reports, citing people familiar with the situation. Others in the Laredo congressman's office are also considering jumping ship, the same sources said.
Federal prosecutors say U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, used tens of thousands of dollars to pay taxes and debt.
Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar’s (D) chief of staff reportedly resigned on Monday, days after the Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted Cuellar and his wife on charges of accepting bribes. Several sources confirmed that Jacob Hochberg, Cuellar’s chief of staff had resigned
Former President Donald Trump said Rep. Henry Cuellar was indicted by the Biden administration only because he is an advocate for border control.
A top former aide to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and a political and business consultant have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to help the Democrat congressman from Texas launder more than $200,000 in bribes and to assist prosecutors in a federal criminal investigation, according to court documents unsealed this week. Colin Strother, Cuellar’s former […]
Federal investigators have secured a third guilty plea in connection with an investigation into U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas on charges that he accepted nearly $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijan-controlled energy company and a bank in Mexico, the Associated Press reports. Irada Akhoundova, 67, pleaded guilty May 1 in Houston federal court to acting as …
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Henry Cuellar’s former campaign manager and another political operative have agreed to plead guilty to federal crimes and are cooperating with the Justice Department’s prosecution of the Texas Democrat, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. Mina Colin Strother, Cuellar’s former campaign manager and former chief of staff, and Florencio “Lencho” Rendon, a political consultant and businessman from
A top former aide to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and a political and business consultant have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to help the Democrat congressman from Texas launder more than $200,000 in bribes and to assist prosecutors in a federal criminal investigation, according to court documents unsealed this week.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys have discussed in court whether classified documents might play a role in the trial of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A top former aide to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and a political and business consultant have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to help the Democrat congressman from Texas launder more than $200,000 in bribes and to assist prosecutors in a federal criminal investigation, according to court documents unsealed this week. Colin []
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A top former aide to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and a political and business consultant have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to help the Democrat congressman from Texas launder more than $200,000 in bribes and to assist prosecutors in a federal criminal investigation, according to court documents unsealed this week. […]
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