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Report: New Charges Filed Against Attempted Trump Assassin

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The state of Florida charged Ryan Wesley Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President-elect Trump at one of his Florida golf courses, with attempted felony murder, Florida Attorney Generalย Ashley Moodyย announced Wednesday.

The charge stems from Routhโ€™s attempt to escape law enforcement following the alleged assassination attempt. Moody said that when Routh fled the scene, law enforcement shut down traffic, which caused an accident that nearly killed a young girl. 

โ€œAs a result of that, we felt compelled to seek justice on her behalf and her family that will never be the same as they cope with her injuries,โ€ the state attorney general said.

In her announcement, Moody said state law enforcement received a โ€œlack of cooperation and supportโ€ from federal officials investigating the alleged assassination attempt. She accused them of blocking access to the crime scene, evidence and witness interviews, and said when the state expressed interest in charging Routh over the girlโ€™s injuries, it was discouraged from doing so.

โ€œIt was made known that they intended to shut down our investigation and invoke federal jurisdiction in doing so,โ€ she said, adding that Florida authorities decided to continue their investigation regardless.

Routh is accused by federal prosecutors of plotting to kill Trump as he golfed earlier this year, staking out the perimeter of the president-electโ€™s course near its sixth hole for about 12 hours until he was noticed and fled.

He faces five charges, including counts saying he attempted to assassinate a major political candidate while possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number despite being a convicted felon, and has pleaded not guilty.

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Musk Trolls Trump Over Epstein Case As Feud Escalates

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Dรฉtente is over…

Elon Musk reignited his very public, and very messy, feud with President Donald Trump, announcing plans to launch a third major political party just hours after Trump signed the $3.3 trillion One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law.

But Musk didnโ€™t stop there.

By early Monday, the billionaire tech mogul was back to openly mocking the president following new reporting on the Department of Justiceโ€™s investigation into Jeffrey Epsteinโ€™s death.

On X, the platform he owns, Musk posted a meme titled โ€œThe Official Jeffrey Epstein Pedophile Arrest Counter.โ€ The image read โ€œ0,โ€ with Musk captioning it:

โ€œWhatโ€™s the time? Oh look, itโ€™s no-one-has-been-arrested-oโ€™clock again โ€ฆโ€

The DOJ and FBI concluded their joint probe into the disgraced financier’s 2019 death, reaffirming the official narrative that the child sex offender died by suicide and that thereโ€™s no evidence of a blackmail scheme or a so-called โ€œclient list.โ€ The two-page memo, first reported by Axios late Sunday, noted that no further arrests are expected.

According to the memo, surveillance footage revealed no unauthorized access to Epsteinโ€™s cell, aligning with the medical examinerโ€™s determination of suicide. The administration is also releasing footage showing no movement in Epsteinโ€™s section of the jail the night of his death.

But millions remain skeptical.

Dr. Michael Baden โ€” a former New York City chief medical examiner hired by Epsteinโ€™s brother โ€” disputes the ruling. Baden said several fractures in Epsteinโ€™s neck, including to the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage, were โ€œextremely unusualโ€ in suicide cases and more consistent with homicide. He also said he had never seen injuries like Epsteinโ€™s in his 50 years of investigating prison deaths.

Despite that, the DOJ insists the matter is closed.

Musk himself added to the speculation last month, claiming in a now-deleted tweet that Trump was implicated in the Epstein files.

โ€œ[Trump] is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public,โ€ Musk wrote.

He followed with: โ€œMark this post for the future. The truth will come out.โ€

Trump has vigorously denied any involvement with Epstein’s nefarious activities, insisting, โ€œI was never on Epsteinโ€™s Plane, or at his โ€˜stupidโ€™ Island.โ€

Responding to Muskโ€™s Epstein files claim, the president reposted a statement from Epsteinโ€™s former lawyer David Schoen, who insisted Epstein had โ€œno information to hurt President Trump.โ€

While Trumpโ€™s name does appear in Epsteinโ€™s flight logs, no documented evidence of impropriety has emerged. Trump has acknowledged a past friendship with Epstein, which he says ended in the mid-2000s.

Unlike last monthโ€™s spat, Trump hit back immediately at his former ally.

In a post Sunday, the president called Muskโ€™s behavior โ€œoff the rails,โ€ accusing him of becoming a โ€œTRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks.โ€ He slammed third parties as agents of โ€œComplete and Total DISRUPTION & CHAOSโ€ and said the U.S. system isnโ€™t built to accommodate them.

โ€œWe have enough of that with the Radical Left Democrats, who have lost their confidence and their minds!โ€ Trump wrote.

Trump turned up the heat over the weekend, threatening to revoke Musk’s government contracts โ€” a bold strike at the heart of his rivalโ€™s wallet.

So far, Ghislaine Maxwell remains the only person convicted in connection with Epsteinโ€™s sex trafficking operation. She is currently serving a 20-year sentence.

Ghislaine Maxwell Submits Plea To Supreme Court, White House To Intervene In Criminal Case

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On Monday, Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, called on the Supreme Court to overturn her sex trafficking conviction.

โ€œWe are appealing not only to the Supreme Court but to the President himself to recognize how profoundly unjust it is to scapegoat Ghislaine Maxwell for Epsteinโ€™s crimes, especially when the government promised she would not be prosecuted,โ€ attorney David Oscar Markus said in a statement. 

Maxwell’s attorney argues her conviction violates a nonprosecution agreement Epstein signed with federal prosecutors. The appeal turns on the scope of the 2007 deal, which let Epstein avoid federal charges for pleading guilty to state-level sex crimes in Florida and serving 18 months in prison. 

The deal was signed by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Lower courts ruled the deal only covers that district and doesnโ€™t apply to federal prosecutors in New York, where Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for aiding Epstein in abusing underage girls. 

โ€œRather than grapple with the core principles of plea agreements, the government tries to distract by reciting a lurid and irrelevant account of Jeffrey Epsteinโ€™s misconduct,โ€ Markus wrote in the new brief. 

โ€œBut this case is about what the government promised, not what Epstein did.โ€ 

Last week, Maxwell sat for a two-day interview with the Justice Departmentโ€™s No. 2 official, Todd Blanche. (RELATED: Justice Department Seeks Meeting With Ghislaine Maxwell In Epstein Case)

The new statement came as Maxwell made her final plea to the Supreme Court on Monday before the justices decide whether to take up her case. Maxwell filed the appeal in April, and the justices are poised to consider it upon returning from their summer recess.

The Justice Department has so far opposed Maxwellโ€™s Supreme Court appeal.

Markusโ€™s latest comments mark his most direct suggestion yet of Trump intervening. Markus said Friday he hadnโ€™t spoken to the president yet about a pardon and โ€œweโ€™re going to take one day at a time.โ€

Trump has punted on whether he would pardon Maxwell. Trump said Monday that โ€œIโ€™m allowed to give herโ€ a pardon, but โ€œnobodyโ€™s approached me.โ€ 

โ€œIโ€™m allowed to give her a pardon,โ€ Trump insisted, repeating a claim he made on his way to Scotland on Friday. โ€œNobody has approached me with it or asked me about it. Itโ€™s in the news about that, that aspect of it. But right now it would be inappropriate to talk about it.โ€

Escaped Louisiana Inmate Releases Video Pleading With Trump For Help: Watch

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A desperate plea for help…

The man identifying himself asย Antoine Massey, one of 10ย escapees fromย the Orleans Justice Center (OJC) last month, claimed he was โ€œlet outโ€ โ€” and showed papers to the camera in a viral video supposedly backing up his story. The men fled the jail through an opening behind a toilet. Graffiti was left near the point of escape that read, โ€œTo Easy LoL.โ€

Eight of the 10 men have been apprehended by authorities.

โ€œThey say that I broke out,โ€ he said. โ€œI didnโ€™t break out. I was let out.โ€

Massey claimed he has a signed affidavit clearing him of an assault charge, alleging the person who accused him of the assault swore previous statements given were false.

โ€œIf the individual depicted in the video is indeed Antoine Massey, we strongly urge him to come forward and turn himself in to the proper authorities,โ€ the Orleans parish sheriffโ€™s office said in a statement about the video. โ€œCooperating with law enforcement is in his best interest and may help avoid additional charges. It is important that justice is served appropriately and that due process is followed.โ€

Massey has a history of being on the run. According toย NOLA.com, Massey, 32, has made multiple escape attempts from detention centers dating back to 2007 when he was a minor.

Massey also sought help from rappers likeย Lil Wayneย andย Meek Millย when heโ€™s back in โ€œcustody.โ€ He denied allegations of threatening a maintenance worker as part of the latest escape. There is a $50,000 reward being offered for information leading to Masseyโ€™s arrest.

โ€œIโ€™m saying people that been through the system that know itโ€™s corrupt. Lil Wayne, Donald Trump, please, Iโ€™m asking for help. You know what Iโ€™m saying?โ€ he said.

FAA Contractor Pleads Guilty To Spying For Iran

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A former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contractor has pleaded guilty to acting as an agent of Iran.

The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that 42-year-oldย Abouzar Rahmati, a naturalized U.S. citizen and resident of Virginia, pleaded guilty to acting as an agent of Iran by pursuing an FAA job to gain access to information. From 2017 to 2024, Rahmati met withย Iranianย officials, communicated with security officials, and provided โ€œnon-public materials about the U.S. solar energy industry.โ€

According to the DOJ, it was Rahmati who offered his services to Iran:

In August 2017, Rahmati offered his services to the Iranian government through a senior Iranian government official who previously worked in Iranโ€™s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and with whom Rahmati had previously attended university. Four months later, in December 2017, Rahmati traveled to Iran, where he met with Iranian intelligence operatives and government officials and agreed to obtain information about the U.S. solar energy industry, to provide that information to Iranian officials, and to conduct future communications under a cover story based on purported discussions about research with fellow academics.

Rahmati previously was an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) 1st Lt., a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, from June 2009 to May 2010. The IRGC is a designated terrorist group by the U.S. government.

The DOJ said Rahmati offered his services to Iran in August 2017 through a former colleague who was a senior Iranian government official who previously worked at the countryโ€™s Ministry of Intelligence and Security.

Rahmati traveled to Iran four months later and met with intelligence operatives and government officials, the DOJ said. He also agreed to gather and provide Iranian officials with information about the solar industry in the U.S.

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Rahmati provided information โ€œrelating to solar energy, solar panels, the FAA, U.S. airports, and U.S. air traffic control towersโ€ to his brother in Iran, which was then provided to government officials. He also at one point provided information related to โ€œthe National Aerospace System (NAS), Airport Surveillance Radar systems, and radio frequency data.โ€

In early 2018, Rahmati obtained private and open-source materials related to theย U.S. solar industry,ย then provided them to the office of Iranโ€™s Vice President for Science and Technology.

Rahmati is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 26, and he faces a maximum of 10 years in prison for acting as an agent of a foreign government, and up to five years in prison for conspiracy.

The guilty plea comes amidst Presidentย Donald Trumpโ€™sย ongoing nuclearย negotiationsย with Iran in which the president has warned military options are on the table should Iran not agree to never possess a nuclear weapon.

Cuban Regime Finally Loses a Longtime Fugitive: Joanne โ€œAssataโ€ Shakur Dies in Havana

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Havana, Cuba โ€” On September 25, 2025, Cubaโ€™s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Joanne Deborah Byron โ€” better known by her aliases Joanne Chesimard and Assata Shakur โ€” died in Havana at the age of 78 due to health complications and the rigors of old age.

This news brings to a close a decades-long saga in which a convicted murderer escaped justice, was shielded by a hostile foreign regime, and became a symbol for radical causes.


A Fugitiveโ€™s Origin: From Violent Crime to Escape to Cuba

In 1977, Chesimard was convicted on multiple serious charges including first-degree murder, armed robbery, and other felonies after a 1973 shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike that left State Trooper Werner Foerster dead.

She escaped prison in 1979, spent years underground, and resurfaced in 1984 under asylum in Cuba โ€” a regime that refused U.S. extradition requests.

For decades, the United States and New Jersey authorities pushed Cuba to hand her over. She carried the dubious distinction of being the first woman ever placed on the FBIโ€™s Most Wanted Terrorists list, with a $1 million reward for her capture.


A Death Without Accountability

Her passing in Havana presents a bitter irony: after decades of immunity facilitated by a foreign government, she dies free โ€” far from the prison cell where she was supposed to serve life in the U.S.

New Jersey officials immediately expressed outrage. They reiterated that justice was never fully served for Trooper Foersterโ€™s family.

Cubaโ€™s complicity in harboring Chesimard has long been roundly condemned by American leaders. Senator Marco Rubio recently denounced Havana for providing โ€œa safe haven for terrorists and criminals, including fugitives from the United States.โ€

What She Represented โ€” and What the U.S. Must Learn

For defenders of law and order, her story is a cautionary tale of diplomatic failure and ideological double standards.

  • Rule of Law Must Be Absolute: A convicted cop killer escaping and living with impunity is a stain on the integrity of the justice system.
  • Foreign Regimes Should Not Shield Criminals: Cubaโ€™s refusal to extradite Chesimard fashioned her into a political symbol, rather than merely a criminal. That sets a dangerous precedent.
  • Consistency in Foreign Policy Matters: If the U.S. does not forcefully demand accountability from regimes that shelter fugitives, it weakens its moral and strategic footing.

Now that she has died abroad, the question of bringing her remains home may arise. But more importantly, the memory of Trooper Foerster โ€” his sacrifice and service โ€” must remain central. And the mission remains: to hold foreign governments accountable when they interfere with American justice.

Trump Mulls Deploying National Guard To DC

President Donald J. Trump is presented with a 10th Combat Aviation Brigade challenge coin following an air assault and gun rain demonstration at Fort Drum, New York, on August 13. The demonstration was part of President Trump's visit to the 10th Mountain Division (LI) to sign the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019, which increases the Army's authorized active-duty end strength by 4,000 enabling us to field critical capabilities in support of the National Defense Strategy. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Scaggs) 180813-A-TZ475-010

Presidentย Donald Trumpย is seriously considering deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops to Washington D.C., a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News.

The troops would likely be pulled from the DC National Guard, although the decision about sending National Guard troops is not final, the official said. 

Federal agents have deployed to DC streets in recent days, including officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Trump said on social media on Sunday that the news conference on crime and “beautification” will “not only involve ending the Crime, Murder, and Death in our Nationโ€™s Capital, but will also be about Cleanliness and the General Physical Renovation and Condition of our once beautiful and well maintained Capital.”

“Washington, D.C. will be LIBERATED today!,” Trump wrote on TRUTH Social. “Crime, Savagery, Filth, and Scum will DISAPPEAR. I will, MAKE OUR CAPITAL GREAT AGAIN! The days of ruthlessly killing, or hurting, innocent people, are OVER! I quickly fixed the Border (ZERO ILLEGALS in last 3 months!), D.C. is next!!!” 

Trump describedย D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowserย โ€“ who publicly clashed with Trump during the George Floyd riots in 2020 โ€“ “a good person who has tried, but she has been given many chances, and the Crime Numbers get worse, and the City only gets dirtier and less attractive.”ย 

“The American Public is not going to put up with it any longer,” the president wrote. “Just like I took care of the Border, where you had ZERO Illegals coming across last month, from millions the year before, I will take care of our cherished Capital, and we will make it, truly, GREAT AGAIN! Before the tents, squalor, filth, and Crime, it was the most beautiful Capital in the World. It will soon be that again. Thank you for your attention to this matter โ€” See you tomorrow at 10 A.M.!” 

The president has reignited his warnings about a federal government takeover of Washington, and said he may even deploy the National Guard over recent crime. 

Bowser told MSNBC on Sunday that “it is always the president’s prerogative toย use federal law enforcementย of the National Guard.”ย 

On Sunday, police instituted a juvenile curfew in the popular Navy Yard neighborhood, after a stolen gun was discharged during a large gathering of young people late on Saturday. The incident came even as the White House had deployed a surge of federal law enforcement officers in the city over the weekend. 

Trump also said the homeless population would have to move “immediately,” posting photos of encampments and trash on the streets. 

“There will be no โ€˜MR. NICE GUY,โ€™” Trump posted. “We want our Capital BACK.”

Last week, Trump teased taking federal control of D.C. after former Department of Government Efficiency employeeย Edward “Big Balls” Coristineย was brutally beaten during an attempted carjacking by teenage suspects.ย 

Suspect In Tesla Arson Attacks Facing 40 Years In Prison

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He’s done…

A man linked to arson attacks at the Tesla Albuquerque Showroom and the Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM) headquarters is facing 40 years behind bars after being indicted this week.

On February 9, two Tesla vehicles were damaged in an arson attack at the Tesla Albuquerque Showroom. The building was also damaged that day with graffiti reading โ€œTelsa Nazi Inc.,โ€ as well as swastika symbols spray-painted in red and black paint on the showroomโ€™s exterior walls.

Nearly two months later on March 30, Albuquerqueโ€™s RPNM office was damaged in an arson attack which damaged the entrance. At both scenes, investigators located matching glass containers of improvised flammable mixtures with distinctive green lids.

Wagner was linked to the fires through surveillance footage, along with video of a white Hyundai Accent and matching scene evidence, federal investigators said.

Agents from the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) raided Wagnerโ€™s house in Albuquerque on April 12.

There, investigators reported finding assembled fire-starting devices, ingredients matching the flammable mixtures found at the scene, a jar with a similar green lid, black and red spray paint, and a stencil bearing the phrase โ€œICE=KKK,โ€ which matched the graffiti sprayed at the RPNM headquarters.

Wagner now faces two counts of malicious damage or destruction of property by fire, and will stay in custody while he awaits his detention hearing on April 16. If convicted, Wagner faces between five and twenty years behind bars for each count.

โ€œAll of these cases are a serious threat to public safety, therefore there will be no negotiating. We are seeking 20 years in prison,โ€ said Attorney General Pamela Bondi, who had previously labeled vandalism of Tesla dealerships to beย โ€œdomestic terrorism.โ€

โ€œLet this be the final lesson to those taking part in this ongoing wave of political violence,โ€ Bondi said. โ€œWe will arrest you, we will prosecute you, and we will not negotiate. Crimes have consequences.

โ€œHurling firebombs is not political protest,โ€ Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche added. โ€œIt is a dangerous felony that we will prosecute to the maximum extent.

Illegal Immigrant Suspect Charged In Boulder Terror Attack

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Suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman is now facing murder, assault and other charges following what the FBI calledย aย “targeted terror attack”ย in Boulder, Colorado, over the weekend.ย 

The violence Sunday against a pro-Israel group advocating for Hamas to release Israeli hostages left eight people, ages 52 to 88, with injuries, including one in critical condition, according to the FBI. Police responded to the area after receiving reports of a man with a weapon setting people on fire. 

Soliman wasย chargedย with murder in the first degree โ€“ deliberation with intent; murder in the first degree โ€“ extreme indifference; crimes against at-risk adults/elderly; 1st degree assault โ€“ non-family; 1st degree assault โ€“ heat of passion;ย criminal attempt to commit class one and class two felonies; and use of explosives or incendiary devices during felony.

The suspect in the firebombing attack targeting a pro-Israel demonstration in Colorado is believed to be an illegal alien from Egpyt who overstayed his visa after it expired.

Several people wereย injuredย Sunday afternoon at a Boulder, Colorado, rally in support of the Israelis taken hostage by Hamas terrorists after a man set people on fire whileย yellingย โ€œfree Palestineโ€ and โ€œend zionist.โ€ Police arrived at the scene and found that victims had โ€œinjuries consistent with burns and other injuries.โ€

The FBIย saidย that six people were taken to the hospital with injuries, and that a witness said the suspect in the attack โ€œused a makeshift flame thrower and threw an incendiary device into the crowd.โ€

As of Monday morning, there have been no fatalities confirmed by either the FBI or Boulder Police Department. Soliman was booked into the Boulder County Jail on Sunday evening and remains held on a $10 million bond.ย 

Authorities are now investigating the firebombing attack against the pro-Israel demonstration as an act of ideologically motivated terrorism.

โ€œWe are investigating this incident as an act of terror, and targeted violence. All of the necessary assets will be dedicated to this investigation,โ€ FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said in a statement online. โ€œIf you have any investigative tips please contact the FBI. And if you aided or abetted this attack, we will find you. You cannot hide.โ€

โ€œThis act of terror is being investigated as an act of ideologically motivated violence based on the early information, the evidence, and witness accounts,โ€ Bongino added in a subsequent post.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard added that her agency is investigating the case.

โ€œNational Counterterrorism Center is working with the FBI and local law enforcement on the ground investigating the targeted terror attack against a weekly meeting of Jewish community members who had just gathered in Boulder, CO to raise awareness of the hostages kidnapped during Hamasโ€™ attack on Israel on Oct. 7.โ€

White House Deputy Chief of Staffย Stephen Millerย slammed the Biden administration in a post calling for โ€œsuicidal migrationโ€ to be reversed after Soliman’s visa status was revealed.

Trump Announces Pardon For Democrat Congressman

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President Donald Trump signs Executive Orders, Monday, February 10, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House photo by Abe McNatt)

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A shocking announcement…

President Donald Trump announced a “full and unconditional pardon” on Wednesday for Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda.

“For years, the Biden Administration weaponized the Justice System against their Political Opponents, and anyone who disagreed with them. One of the clearest examples of this was when Crooked Joe used the FBI and DOJ to โ€˜take outโ€™ a member of his own Party after Highly Respected Congressman Henry Cuellar bravely spoke out against Open Borders, and the Biden Border โ€˜Catastrophe,โ€™” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“Sleepy Joe went after the Congressman, and even the Congressmanโ€™s wonderful wife, Imelda, simply for speaking the TRUTH. It is unAmerican and, as I previously stated, the Radical Left Democrats are a complete and total threat to Democracy! They will attack, rob, lie, cheat, destroy, and decimate anyone who dares to oppose their Far Left Agenda, an Agenda that, if left unchecked, will obliterate our magnificent Country,” Trump continued. “Because of these facts, and others, I am hereby announcing my full and unconditional PARDON of beloved Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Imelda. Henry, I donโ€™t know you, but you can sleep well tonight โ€” Your nightmare is finally over!”

The Texas Democrat openly criticized the Biden Administration’s open borders policy.

In 2024, the Department of Justice under the Biden administration then indicted Cuellar and his wife in for allegedly taking roughly $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijan-owned energy company and a Mexican bank, according to a news release at the time.

“The bribe payments were allegedly laundered, pursuant to sham consulting contracts, through a series of front companies and middlemen into shell companies owned by Imelda Cuellar, who performed little to no legitimate work under the contracts,” the Justice Department said. “In exchange for the bribes paid by the Azerbaijani oil and gas company, Congressman Cuellar allegedly agreed to use his office to influence U.S. foreign policy in favor of Azerbaijan. In exchange for the bribes paid by the Mexican bank, Congressman Cuellar allegedly agreed to influence legislative activity and to advise and pressure high-ranking U.S. Executive Branch officials regarding measures beneficial to the bank.”

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