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Former Rep. David Rivera Gets 10 Years in Venezuela Lobbying Case

Jurors found Rivera hid Venezuelan-linked payments while using Republican contacts to seek relief from U.S. sanctions, prosecutors said.

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A Miami federal judge sentenced former U.S. Rep. David Rivera, R-Florida, to 10 years in prison on Friday, months after he was convicted of acting as an agent for Venezuela’s government in a secret $50 million lobbying scheme.

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David Rivera, former congressman, gets 10 years in prison

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Former Congressman Hit With 10-Year Federal Prison Sentence Over Secret Foreign Influence And Money Laundering Scheme – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Isaac

A former member of Congress has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison over a secret foreign-influence and money-laundering scheme.

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Former Congressman Hit With 10-Year Federal Prison Sentence Over Secret Foreign Influence And Money Laundering Scheme

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Former Congressman David Rivera Receives 10-Year Sentencing

David Rivera, a former U.S. Representative, was sentenced to a decade in federal prison after being found guilty of not registering as a foreign agent and related money-laundering charges.

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TEN YEARS IN PRISON - Former U.S. Congressman Learns His Fate

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Former Republican congressman sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying

MIAMI — A former Republican congressman and longtime friend of Secretary of State Marco Rubio received a 10-year prison sentence on Friday for concealing a $50 million lobbying campaign on Venezuela’s behalf during the first Trump administration.

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WPLG broke the news in Miami, United States on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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