(Reuters) – FBI brokers on Wednesday searched the house in Texas of outstanding Democratic Consultant Henry Cuellar, media reported, with the bureau confirming it had carried out “court-authorized legislation enforcement exercise” within the space.
Cuellar mentioned in an announcement that he “will absolutely cooperate in any investigation. He’s dedicated to making sure that justice and the legislation are upheld.”
His workplace didn’t reply questions in regards to the purpose for the search.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation mentioned it was current within the “neighborhood of Windridge Drive and Property Drive in Laredo conducting court-authorized legislation enforcement exercise. The FBI can’t present additional touch upon an ongoing investigation.”
Texas information web site myrgv.com reported that greater than a dozen brokers visited Cuellar’s house in Laredo, close to the Mexican border, and had been seen taking “circumstances and different gadgets” from his house.
Reporter Valerie Gonzalez posted a photograph on Twitter of two males in FBI T-shirts approaching a salmon-colored home on a tree-lined avenue. Gonzalez mentioned brokers had additionally visited Cuellar’s marketing campaign workplace on Wednesday afternoon.
Cuellar, probably the most conservative Democrats within the Home of Representatives, represents a Texas district that hugs the banks of the Rio Grande River, simply reverse Mexico. He’s going through a major problem from Jessica Cisneros, an immigration lawyer.
(Reporting by Alexandra Ulmer; enhancing by Ross Colvin, Robert Birsel)
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