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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

Latin Times

Former Miami Dade Congressman Sues Witness in Case Accusing Him of Being a Secret Agent for Venezuela

David Rivera is embroiled a legal battle tied to broader investigations into lobbying activities for the Maduro Regime

Latin Times

Ex-Congressman David Rivera says charges of being a Venezuelan agent ‘totally false’

MIAMI — David Rivera may no longer be an elected politician, but he sounded like one when he emerged Tuesday from his first federal court appearance in Miami on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent for the Venezuelan government.

Miami Herald

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A former Florida congressman is arrested on charges of lobbying for Venezuela

A newly unsealed grand jury indictment alleges that former Rep. David Rivera, a well-connected Florida Republican, illegally acted on Venezuela's behalf.

WEKU

Rubio "enforcer" indicted over $50M deal

Former Republican Rep. David Rivera had escaped "a host of state and federal criminal indictments"

Salon

Ex-congressman charged with money laundering over $50m Venezuela deal

Republican David Rivera, arrested over consulting contract, also charged with acting as unregistered agent of Maduro government

The Guardian - US

Former Florida Congressman David Rivera arrested on charges related to Venezuela consulting work

MIAMI — Former Miami Congressman David Rivera was arrested Monday on federal criminal charges related to his multimillion-dollar consulting contract with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, federal prosecutors confirmed.

Miami Herald

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Ex-Miami congressman Rivera arrested in Venezuela probe

A former Miami Republican congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s socialist government has been arrested in connection to an ongoing federal criminal investigation

The Independent UK

New claims against ex Miami congressman hired by Venezuela

New filings in a civil suit allege that a former Miami congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s socialist government not only did no apparent work, but also channeled a large chunk of the money to a yacht company on behalf of a fugitive billionaire

The Independent UK

Controversial ex-congressman Rivera files to run for Florida House seat

MIAMI — Former Miami Congressman David Rivera, who is under federal investigation over a consulting arrangement with the Venezuelan state-run oil company and was recently ordered to pay a six-figure penalty for violating campaign finance laws, is running for state House again.

Miami Herald

Ex-Fla. Congressman David Rivera diverted $13 million from Venezuelan deal to convicted drug trafficker, others

MIAMI — As Venezuela’s economy was crashing in 2017, the country’s state-owned oil company hired former U.S. Rep. David Rivera for a costly public relations campaign to improve the tarnished image of the Venezuelan firm in the United States.

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