Rep Cuellar Charged With Bribery.

Last Friday, Henry Cuellar, a Democrat in the House of Representatives from Texas, was charged with bribery & money laundering.  According to a report in the New York Times, Cuellar and his wife Imelda are alleged to have accepted $600,000 from an oil and gas company owned by the government of Azerbaijan to lobby on its behalf in the U.S.  He also made several speeches in Congress praising the Azeri government. He also tried to stop a bill that cracked down on predatory lenders that apparently would benefit an unknown Mexican bank that he and his wife were doing business with. According to a report in the Guardian, Imelda Cuellar set up shell companies to launder the proceeds of bribes.   This is a very worrying situation for the Democrats, as Cuellar may be forced to resign and open the door for the Republicans in a pivotal House seat.