US EditionCourt documents expose Rubio, Wiles and Conway's ties to $50 million scam
Rubio is set to testify as a government witness against Rivera, who faces charges including conspiracy and money laundering in a $50 million Venezuela lobbying scheme.
- On Tuesday, court filings reveal David Rivera’s firm secured a draft three-month, $50 million consulting contract with Citgo’s U.S. subsidiary in 2017 and link the probe to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other Trump allies.
- Rubio’s longtime associate David Rivera, a former congressman, has a two-decade relationship dating to the Florida House and was indicted in 2022 and 2023 for acting as a foreign agent.
- Court filings describe kickbacks including a $5 million down payment, a $4 million kickback to Raúl Gorrín, and payments to Esther Nuhfer and Hugo Perera, with assets seized worth $24 million and five properties.
- A magistrate judge last month allowed Wiles to avoid testifying, keeping roughly 400 pages of documents under seal while federal agents seized $24 million and five properties, and prosecutors subpoenaed Rubio.
- Prosecutors say this is one of only three active FARA prosecutions, with the $50 million Citgo contract aiming to influence U.S.–Venezuela relations, making it geopolitically significant.
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A Venezuela Foreign Influence Scandal for Trump’s Circle
David Rivera, a longtime close friend of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is facing federal charges for allegedly acting as a foreign agent for Venezuela. The trial and its revelations about foreign influence are poised to bedevil the Trump administration.
Rivera and his alleged partner, Esther Nuhfer, are facing charges of conspiracy to commit crimes against the United States and for laundering money, among others.
Miami (USA), 10 Mar (EFE).- The U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, is on the witness list of the trial scheduled for this month against former congressman David Rivera, who was accused of trying to influence the U.S. government to ease sanctions against the Chavista regime of Nicolás Maduro during Donald Trump’s first term (2017-2021). Rivera faces charges in a Miami court of “acting as an unregistered agent of a Venezuelan citizen” and alleg…
Susie Wiles now caught in crosshairs as Rubio forced to testify against longtime pal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's longtime confidant and colleague has come under fire for his alleged lobbying ties to Venezuela, and the ordeal has now captured both President Donald Trump's closest allies, Rubio and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, in the legal crosshairs. David Rivera, who...
Court documents expose Rubio, Wiles and Conway's ties to $50 million scam
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has shared a 20-year relationship with a man that the government alleges is a foreign agent for Venezuela. It turns out, that man also has very close ties to several people in President Donald Trump's orbitThe sprawling case centers on a $50 million Venezuelan lobbying scheme allegedly orchestrated by Rep. David Rivera (R-Fla.), convicted cocaine trafficker Hugo Perera, and sanctioned media mogul Raúl Gorrín on beh…
Marco Rubio’s Florida Bestie Is an Accused ‘Foreign Agent’ Set to Go on Trial— With Rubio On the Witness List
David Rivera and Marco Rubio bought a house in Tallahassee when they were coming up together in Florida politics. But Rivera has been a headache for the secretary of state ever since, and now he could be one for the Trump White House.
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