Mystery San Antonio steakhouse figures in Cuellar bribery scandal

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An indictment says Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife took bribes from the government of Azerbaijan. A key meeting was allegedly held in a San Antonio steakhouse.

If history is any guide, when American politicians discuss corrupt deals, it's often at a restaurant, and steakhouses seem to be the venue of choice. U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine are awaiting trial on charges that they accepted cash, gold bullion, a luxury car and other valuables in return for secretly assisting the government of Egypt . Key to the alleged plot was a dinner at a Washington D.C. steakhouse attended by the senator, his wife and an Egypt ian official.

They would hire Imelda as a consultant to an Azerbaijan-affiliated company based in Katy. She would be paid to help the affiliate 'find suitable partners in the Houston area that are willing and able to supply oil and gas equipment,' according to the indictment. Henry Cuellar arranged for his wife to meet with Azerbaijani oil officials over lunch in San Antonio to discuss the consulting deal, the indictment states.

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