Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar Faces Hearing Over $175,000 Misuse of County Funds
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 9
Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar Faces Hearing Over $175,000 Misuse of County Funds
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 9
Summary
Martin Cuellar is due in court Thursday on accusations he used Webb County employees and resources to run his private disinfecting company, Disinfect Pro Master.
Federal prosecutors say the scheme generated about $175,000 in illegal proceeds from 2020 to 2022; Cuellar could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The case lands as Rep. Henry Cuellar tries to move beyond the bribery, conspiracy and money-laundering indictment that Trump erased with a pardon more than six months ago.
That overlap is clouding Henry Cuellar’s reelection bid in a competitive South Texas district, where he won in 2024 by 52.8% to 47.2% and now heads to the Nov. 3 general election.