Overview

• Cuellar and his wife are accused of accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank.
• Classified Information Procedures Act invoked due to the sensitive nature of some evidence.
• Two political consultants have pled guilty and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution.
• The bribery scheme allegedly involved sham consulting contracts to funnel illegal payments.
• Cuellar maintains his innocence and continues to campaign for reelection.