Mastodawn

Houston Public Media Sep 18, 2025

Executives at a Houston-based company that owns strip clubs around the country have been charged with bribing a New York official with free trips to some of the venues and with private dances to avoid paying more than $8 million in sales taxes.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2025/09/18/531222/strip-club-executives-for-houston-based-rci-hospitality-accused-of-bribing-tax-auditor/

#Business #Court #Houston #Local #National #News #Bombshells #BriberyCharges #LetitiaJames #RCIHospitality #TaxAudit

Strip club executives for Houston-based RCI Hospitality accused of bribing tax auditor

RCI Hospitality owns and operates more than 60 clubs and sports bars and restaurants across the country, including Bombshells locations in the Houston area and Rick's Cabaret establishments in more than a dozen cities.

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Houston Public Media Jul 11, 2025

A Texas Department of Motor Vehicles employee in the Houston area and an alleged co-conspirator have been accused of being part of a car title laundering scheme.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/07/11/526259/harris-county-dmv-employee-charged-in-car-title-laundering-scheme/

#Court #Crime #HarrisCounty #Local #News #BriberyCharges #HarrisCountyDistrictAttorney #StolenVehiclesInHouston #TexasDepartmentOfMotorVehicles

Houston DMV employee accused of accepting bribes in alleged car title laundering scheme

The DMV worker, Carlisha Haywood, 41, has been charged with one count of bribery and two counts of tampering with a government record. Xavier Goodwin Washington, 28, also has been charged with two counts of tampering with a government record.

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Yonhap Infomax News Mar 21, 2025

Democratic Party files complaint against Acting President Choi Sang-mok for bribery and extortion related to Mir Foundation, accusing him of misusing power and obstructing state affairs
#YonhapInfomax #DemocraticParty #ChoiSangMok #BriberyCharges #MirFoundation #CorruptionInvestigation #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=55109

Democratic Party Files Complaint Against Acting President Choi Sang-mok for 'Bribery and Extortion'

Democratic Party files complaint against Acting President Choi Sang-mok for bribery and extortion related to Mir Foundation, accusing him of misusing power and obstructing state affairs

Yonhap Infomax

Houston Public Media May 14, 2024

A woman from Houston was the third person to plead guilty in the investigation of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife Imelda Cuellar for alleged bribery and money laundering, according to a recently unsealed plea agreement.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/05/14/487393/houston-woman-pleads-guilty-in-henry-cuellar-bribery-investigation/

#Court #Crime #Houston #Local #National #News #Politics #Texas #BriberyCharges #HenryCuellar #HoustonBakuSisterCityAssociation #MoneyLaundering #USDepartmentOfJustice

Houston woman pleads guilty in Henry Cuellar bribery investigation

Irada Akhoundova, president of the Houston-Baku Sister City Association, entered a guilty plea in federal court for coordinating a $60,000 payment to Cuellar's wife, Imelda Cuellar.

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SLCW💥May 3, 2024

Well, this looks shady AF. Let's hold this guy accountable if the allegations are substantiated. We can give no quarter to corrupt elected officials, regardless of which side of the aisle they occupy.

#corruption #bribery #briberyCharges

https://apnews.com/article/henry-cuellar-texas-azerbaijan-ddb1dea393ba88d8d823557ec6c0d93a

Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, wife indicted over ties to Azerbaijan

Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife have been indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges in connection with a federal probe into their ties with the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. The U.S. Department of Justice said the couple surrendered to authorities on Friday and were taken into custody. It said they made an initial appearance before a federal judge in Houston and were each released on $100,000 bond. Cuellar released a statement Friday denying any wrongdoing. According to the federal indictment, the couple accepted nearly $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijan-controlled energy company and a bank in Mexico in exchange for advancing the interests of the country and the bank in the U.S.

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