Bribery Scandal Unfolds: Two Operatives Linked to Rep. Cuellar Plead Guilty and Cooperate with DOJ
Laredo, Texas – Two political associates connected to Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar are set to plead guilty and cooperate with the Justice Department’s bribery case against the lawmaker, as disclosed in recently unsealed court documents. Colin Strother and Florencio “Lencho” Rendon reached plea deals in March, confessing to being involved in an alleged bribery plot. The scheme involved funnelling over $200,000 to Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, on behalf of a Mexican bank. Both …