David Rivera Sentenced Venezuela
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Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera was sentenced Friday to 10 years in federal prison for his role in
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The lobbying effort included arranging meetings for Rodríguez in New York, Caracas, Washington and Dallas.
Sessions later attempted to arrange a meeting between Rodríguez and the CEO of ExxonMobil and agreed to deliver a letter from Maduro to President Donald Trump after a secret meeting in Caracas.
As part of this push, Rivera, along with co-defendant and political consultant Esther Nuhfer, attempted to influence well-connected associates, such as Rubio and Sessions.
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Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera was sentenced to ten years in federal prison on Friday for working secretly and illegally as a lobbyist for the Venezuelan government between 2017 and 2018. Rivera, who faced up to 60 years in prison, was convicted of all counts including failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiracy to commit money laundering following a seven-week trial earlier this year. Federal officials…
David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in Venezuela lobbying case →David Rivera, a former US congressman who served as a representative for southern Florida from 2011 to 2013, was sentenced to ten years in prison on October 2nd for secretly lobbying on behalf of Venezuela's government without registering as required by the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Prosecutors argued that Rivera acted as an agent for a "hostile foreign government" and received $20 million from Venezuela’s…
Former US congressman sentenced to 10 years for secretly lobbying for Venezuela →David Rivera, a former Republican congressman from Miami who has been an ally of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in a secret $50 million lobbying initiative on behalf of Venezuela’s then-President Nicolás Maduro. Rivera, convicted in May on charges including failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiracy to commit money laundering, showed no emotion during the…
GOP Rep. and longtime ally of Marco Rubio gets 10-year sentence for secret Venezuela lobbying →Former Republican congressman David Rivera was sentenced to 10 years in prison on October 3, 2026, for secretly lobbying on behalf of Venezuela's government during the first Trump administration without registering as a foreign agent. Rivera received a $50 million contract from Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA and was found guilty of conspiracy to commit money laundering and other charges related to his work for…
Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in prison for secret Venezuela lobbying →Analysis
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- 2 Oct
Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera was sentenced Friday to 10 years in federal prison for his role in
- 3 Oct
To hide his work, prosecutors allege, Rivera also set up an encrypted chat group called MIA — for Miami — with his main conduit to the Maduro government: Venezuelan media tycoon Raúl Gorrín, who was subsequently charged in the US with bribing top Venezuelan officials.
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3 Oct Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in prison for secret Venezuela lobbyingFormer Republican congressman David Rivera was sentenced to 10 years in prison on October 3, 2026, for secretly lobbying on behalf of Venezuela's government during the first Trump administration without registering as a foreign agent. Rivera received a $50 million contract from Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA and was found guilty of conspiracy to commit money laundering and other charges related to his work for…New York Post
2 Oct GOP Rep. and longtime ally of Marco Rubio gets 10-year sentence for secret Venezuela lobbyingDavid Rivera, a former Republican congressman from Miami who has been an ally of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in a secret $50 million lobbying initiative on behalf of Venezuela’s then-President Nicolás Maduro. Rivera, convicted in May on charges including failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiracy to commit money laundering, showed no emotion during the…The Independent2 Oct Former US congressman sentenced to 10 years for secretly lobbying for VenezuelaDavid Rivera, a former US congressman who served as a representative for southern Florida from 2011 to 2013, was sentenced to ten years in prison on October 2nd for secretly lobbying on behalf of Venezuela's government without registering as required by the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Prosecutors argued that Rivera acted as an agent for a "hostile foreign government" and received $20 million from Venezuela’s…The Straits Times
2 Oct David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in Venezuela lobbying caseFormer U.S. Rep. David Rivera was sentenced to ten years in federal prison on Friday for working secretly and illegally as a lobbyist for the Venezuelan government between 2017 and 2018. Rivera, who faced up to 60 years in prison, was convicted of all counts including failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiracy to commit money laundering following a seven-week trial earlier this year. Federal officials…CBS News
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