{"id":2236578,"date":"2024-05-03T14:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T18:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-congressman-to-be-indicted-on-federal-charges-report\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T14:50:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T18:50:47","slug":"democratic-congressman-to-be-indicted-on-federal-charges-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-congressman-to-be-indicted-on-federal-charges-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Democratic Congressman Faces Federal Indictment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-congressman-to-be-indicted-on-federal-charges-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2236578&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic \u2063Congressman\u200b Henry Cuellar\u2063 from Texas \u2062faces federal indictment by\u200c the\u2062 Department of Justice. The long-serving \u200ccongressman&#8217;s home and office \u200bwere raided in connection with \u200can investigation involving Azerbaijani businessmen. Cuellar, defending against allegations,\u2064 plans to run for \u2064re-election despite the pending charges. His staffers seek advice on handling the imminent legal issues. Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar of\u2063 Texas is\u200d under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jpmorgan-chase-fraud-case-another-indictment-issued\/\" title=\"New indictment issued in JPMorgan Chase fraud case.\">federal \u200dindictment<\/a> by the Department \u2062of Justice following raids\u200c on his home \u200dand office in an \u200dinvestigation\u2063 linked to Azerbaijani businessmen. Cuellar intends to\u2064 run for re-election \u2063despite \u200cthe \u200bcharges, while his staff seeks guidance on navigating the legal\u200b challenges ahead.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 3, 2024 at 10:21am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas is set to be indicted by the Department of Justice by the end of the day on Friday, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Two people familiar with an indictment told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/doj-expected-announce-indictment-texas-democratic-rep-henry-cuellar-so-rcna150567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> on Friday morning that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-democrat-says-cant-go-store-church-without-hearing-bidens-border-failure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">long-serving congressman<\/a> will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-charged-with-election-interference-for-social-media-post\/\" title=\"Conservative charged with election interference for social media post\">face federal charges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was unknown early Friday afternoon what those charges would be.<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar\u2019s Laredo, Texas, home and campaign office were raided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wwe-boss-vince-mcmahon-raided-federal-agents-announces-indefinite-leave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-president-trump-spring-a-trap-on-treasonous-democrats-on-election-night\/\" title=\"Did President Trump Spring a Trap on Treasonous Democrats on Election Night?\">federal agents<\/a><\/a> in January 2022.<\/p>\n<p>NBC News said it wasn\u2019t known if the coming federal indictment is related to that raid.<\/p>\n<p>The raid was said to have concerned an investigation into Cuellar and businessmen with ties to Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p>Subpoenas were issued and served for both the congressman and his wife, Imelda.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-conducts-mysterious-court-authorized-raid-democratic-congressmans-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Democrat<\/a> was once the co-chairman of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to NBC News on Friday, Cuellar defended himself and his wife against any \u201callegations\u201d of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you trust the government?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But he\u00a0did not say what crime or crimes he was accused of having committed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be clear that both my wife and I are innocent of these allegations. Everything I have done in Congress has been to serve the people of South Texas,\u201d Cuellar said. \u201cThe actions I took in Congress were consistent with the actions of many of my colleagues and in the interest of the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cImelda and I have been married for 32 years. On top of being an amazing wife and mother, she\u2019s an accomplished businesswoman with two degrees. She spent her career working with banking, tax, and consulting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe allegation that she is anything but qualified and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-of-how-kyrsten-sinema-voted-against-15-minimum-wage-goes-viral-leftists-erupt-in-anger\/\" title=\"Video Of How Kyrsten Sinema Voted Against  Minimum Wage Goes Viral, Leftists Erupt In Anger\">hard working<\/a> is both wrong and offensive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar also told NBC News he will run for re-election this fall no matter what accusations are contained in the expected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-moves-get-georgia-indictment-dismissed-alleges-fani-willis-wrongfully-inserted-racial-animus-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indictment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be clear, I\u2019m running for re-election and will win this November,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar was first elected to represent Texas\u2019 28th Congressional District in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the congressman <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Henry_Cuellar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defeated<\/a> his primary challenger, Democrat Jessica Cisneros, by just 281 votes to advance to the general election.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/11\/08\/us\/elections\/results-texas-us-house-district-28.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defeated<\/a> Republican candidate Cassy Garcia in the general by double digits, 57 percent to 43 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar, who is the only strongly pro-life Democrat in the House, did not face a primary challenge this year and is a heavy favorite to secure another term.<\/p>\n<p>NBC News reported his staffers were on the phone Friday morning desperately seeking advice from other congressional staffers regarding how to handle imminent criminal charges of their boss.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. 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