{"id":118283,"date":"2026-01-23T18:14:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283"},"modified":"2026-01-23T18:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:14:47","slug":"trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s pardon of House Dem Cuellar back in the spotlight as his brother faces indictment"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

The Texas border town sheriff and brother of Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, who was pardoned by President Trump<\/a> earlier this year after the Biden Justice Department indicted him on federal bribery charges, is now facing his own public corruption charges.<\/p>\n

Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar Jr. was indicted after he and his assistant chief, Alejandro Gutierrez, allegedly used public funds, staff and resources to run a for-profit disinfecting business called “Disinfect Pro Master” during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Justice Department (DOJ). Disinfect Pro Master entered into service agreements with local businesses, even a school district, but allegedly never had any employees or supplies of their own. The school district contract secured Cuellar and Gutierrez half-a-million dollars, but the DOJ said that they completed the work using county staff and resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cuellar is a border town sheriff out of Laredo, Texas, which is also part of his brother’s congressional district. Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife were recently pardoned by President Trump after they were accused by the Biden administration DOJ of accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijan government-controlled oil and gas company and a Mexico City-headquartered bank.\u00a0<\/p>\n

WATCH: DEM LAWMAKER THANKS TRUMP FOR PARDON, SAYS IT CAME AS A SURPRISE AMID RE-ELECTION BID<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In a statement put out by the sheriff after he appeared in court this week, Cuellar vehemently defended himself and insisted that he would be “fully vindicated.”<\/p>\n

“Over the course of my career \u2013 as a Texas State Trooper, a narcotics Sergeant investigator, Narcotics Lieutenant and now as your Sheriff \u2013 I have learned the difference between what is right and what is wrong, and I know what I did and did not do,” the statement reads. “While this process moves forward, I ask the public to let the facts – not rumors, not speculation \u2013 guide their judgement. My responsibility remains the same as it was yesterday and the day before \u2026 I remain fully engaged in my duties and in communication with the community. Public safety does not pause, and neither does my commitment to this office.”<\/p>\n

Congressman Cuellar’s office also put out a statement echoing his brother’s comments, adding that he has “a deep respect for the law” and would be vindicated in the end.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Under our constitution, he is innocent until proven guilty,” the congressman’s statement said. “My brother Martin has served our community as a peace officer<\/a> for more than forty years with integrity, professionalism, and a deep respect for the law. He is an honest man.”<\/p>\n

TRUMP ENDORSES CUELLAR OPPONENT AFTER PARDONING DEM REP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

If convicted, Sherrif Cuellar could face up to 10 years in federal prison, and could incur up to a $250,000 fine. Cuellar is also being charged with money laundering,<\/a> which would carry an additional maximum 10-year sentence and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the amount of money involved in the transactions, according to the DOJ.<\/p>\n

President Trump previously said he had pardoned Congressman Cuellar because he believed the Biden DOJ had been weaponized against him for speaking out against the former president’s open border policies. Trump also indicated he was influenced by a letter from the congressman’s daughter urging him to grant her father and mother clemency.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, after Cuellar decided a few days later to run for reelection as a Democrat, the president had some choice words for him. “Such a lack of LOYALTY,” Trump subsequently posted on his platform Truth Social.<\/p>\n

When reached for comment, the White House referred Fox News Digital to the Justice Department.<\/a><\/p>\n

“The Cuellar Crime Family will screw over small businesses and local schools if it means enriching themselves,” Republican National Committee spokesperson Zachary Kraft said.<\/p>\n

“South Texans deserve leaders focused on serving taxpayers, not those focused on finding new ways to illegally funnel money into their own pockets,” he continued. “Voters are going to send a strong message in November that they’ve had enough of the family who puts their self-interests above South Texas values.”\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trumps-pardon-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-spotlight-brother-faces-indictment <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Texas border town sheriff and brother of Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, who was pardoned by President Trump earlier this year after the Biden Justice […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-118283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTrump's pardon of House Dem Cuellar back in the spotlight as his brother faces indictment - Wall Street PR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump's pardon of House Dem Cuellar back in the spotlight as his brother faces indictment - Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Texas border town sheriff and brother of Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, who was pardoned by President Trump earlier this year after the Biden Justice […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-23T23:14:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"715\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"423\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\"},\"headline\":\"Trump’s pardon of House Dem Cuellar back in the spotlight as his brother faces indictment\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-23T23:14:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283\"},\"wordCount\":677,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Market News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283\",\"name\":\"Trump's pardon of House Dem Cuellar back in the spotlight as his brother faces indictment - Wall Street PR\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-23T23:14:47+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Trump’s pardon of House Dem Cuellar back in the spotlight as his brother faces indictment\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"description\":\"Latest News From WallStreet\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"width\":537,\"height\":70,\"caption\":\"Wall Street PR\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Trump's pardon of House Dem Cuellar back in the spotlight as his brother faces indictment - Wall Street PR","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Trump's pardon of House Dem Cuellar back in the spotlight as his brother faces indictment - Wall Street PR","og_description":"The Texas border town sheriff and brother of Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, who was pardoned by President Trump earlier this year after the Biden Justice […]","og_url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283","og_site_name":"Wall Street PR","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","article_published_time":"2026-01-23T23:14:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":715,"height":423,"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36"},"headline":"Trump’s pardon of House Dem Cuellar back in the spotlight as his brother faces indictment","datePublished":"2026-01-23T23:14:47+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283"},"wordCount":677,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Market News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283","name":"Trump's pardon of House Dem Cuellar back in the spotlight as his brother faces indictment - Wall Street PR","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-01-23T23:14:47+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trumps-pardon-of-house-dem-cuellar-back-in-the-spotlight-as-his-brother-faces-indictment-118283#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Trump’s pardon of House Dem Cuellar back in the spotlight as his brother faces indictment"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","name":"Wall Street PR","description":"Latest News From WallStreet","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization","name":"Wall Street PR","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","width":537,"height":70,"caption":"Wall Street PR"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118283\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118283"},{"taxonomy":"stock_ticker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stock_ticker?post=118283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}