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Former GOP Rep. David Rivera Sentenced to 10 Years Over Secret Venezuela Lobbying
Original: Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying
Former Republican Congressman David Rivera has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for acting as an unregistered foreign agent, secretly lobbying on behalf of Venezuela. Prosecutors said he concealed his work for the Maduro-aligned government while courting US officials. The case, one of the more significant foreign-agent prosecutions of a former member of Congress, is drawing attention to undisclosed foreign influence in Washington.
Why now: The sentencing of a former US congressman for covert lobbying for Venezuela is a notable foreign-influence and corruption case.
David RiveraVenezuelaRepublican PartyUnited States
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- Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying · PBS
- Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying · PBS
- Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying · Audacy
- Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying · Audacy
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