Rivera jailed over Venezuela lobbying

Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for secretly lobbying on behalf of Venezuela’s government to ease pressure on Nicolás Maduro.

The Washington Post

Ex-congressman and Rubio ally gets 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying

Former congressman David Rivera (R-Florida) maintained that, despite a $50 million lobbying contract from Venezuela’s government, he advocated for the removal of President Nicolás Maduro.

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The Independent

GOP Rep. and longtime ally of Marco Rubio gets 10-year sentence for secret Venezuela lobbying

‘This is a classic money laundering case, ’ the judge said Friday in rejecting Rivera’s motion to lower the federal guidelines range

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The sentence handed to a former American congressman convicted of secretly lobbying for Venezuela

Former Republican congressman David Rivera was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday for illegally lobbying U.S. officials to ease pressure on the government of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, according to Reuters. Rivera, a Republican who represented South Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 ...

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Rivera jailed over Venezuela lobbying

Ex-congressman and Rubio ally gets 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying

GOP Rep. and longtime ally of Marco Rubio gets 10-year sentence for secret Venezuela lobbying

The sentence handed to a former American congressman convicted of secretly lobbying for Venezuela

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Rivera jailed over Venezuela lobbying

Ex-congressman and Rubio ally gets 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying

GOP Rep. and longtime ally of Marco Rubio gets 10-year sentence for secret Venezuela lobbying

The sentence handed to a former American congressman convicted of secretly lobbying for Venezuela

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