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New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

  • New charges have been filed against a former congressperson from Miami for lobbying on behalf of a sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon.
  • The former congressperson is accused of violating lobbying disclosure laws.
  • The Venezuelan tycoon is under U.S. Sanctions for alleged ties to corruption.
  • The investigation into the former congressperson has been ongoing for several months.
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Former Miami-Dade Congressman Charged For a Second Time For Not Registering As a Venezuelan Agent

David Rivera now stands accused of trying to lobby a Trump administration official to get a wealthy Venezuelan businessman off the federal government sanctions list

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David Rivera Charged With Lobbying for Sanctioned Venezuelan Tycoon

What’s New Former Republican Representative David Rivera of Florida was indicted on Wednesday for allegedly failing to register as a foreign agent for Venezuelan media mogul Raúl Gorrín, a sanctioned billionaire accused of embezzling state funds under Nicolás Maduro’s regime. Prosecutors allege Rivera received $5.5 million from Gorrín or his associates to advocate for sanctions relief. Newsweek has contacted Rivera’s representatives for comment.…

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David Rivera charged with lobbying for sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

Rivera is accused of lobbying the Trump administration in support of fugitive media mogul Raúl Gorrín.

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New charges target ex-Miami Congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

A federal grand jury in Washington has returned an indictment against former Congressman David Rivera for failing to register as a foreign agent of a sanctioned Venezuelan media tycoon on whose behalf the Miami Republican allegedly lobbied the Donald Trump administration. The indictment is the second set of criminal charges to examine Rivera’s relationship to Raúl Gorrín, a billionaire businessman charged in 2018 and again in 2024 with bribing s…

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DOJ alleges ex-congressman acted as unregistered foreign agent of sanctioned Venezuelan businessman

The Department of Justice unsealed an indictment Wednesday accusing a former Miami-area congressman of raking in more than $5.5 million as an unregistered foreign agent for a sanctioned Venezuelan businessman.

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New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

A grand jury in Washington has returned an indictment against former Congressman David Rivera for failing to register as a foreign agent of a sanctioned Venezuelan media tycoon on whose

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NBC Miami broke the news in Miami, United States on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.
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