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Ex-GOP lawmaker sentenced to 10 years in prison

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Former Florida Rep. David Rivera (R) was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday for his undisclosed role in a multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign on behalf of the Venezuelan government under the first Trump administration.

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  1. Just the News

    Former GOP Rep. Rivera sentenced to 10 years for undisclosed Venezuela lobbying (opens Just the News)

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    Rivera served from 2011 to 2013 and represented much of the north Miami area. He previously served in the state House of Representatives.

  2. NBC 6 South Florida

    Sentencing day in Miami for former congressman David Rivera (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    UNITED STATES – MAY 30: Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla., prepares for a television in the Cannon rotunda. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

  3. WSVN Miami

    Former Miami Congressman David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying (opens WSVN Miami)

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    Former U.S. Representative David Rivera is set to be sentenced this Friday following his conviction for acting as an unregistered foreign agent for the Venezuelan government.

  4. WSVN Miami

    Former Miami Congressman David Rivera awaits sentencing in Venezuela money laundering case (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    Former U.S. representative David Rivera is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday following his conviction for acting as a foreign agent for Venezuela.

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secretly lobbying for Nicolás Maduro's Venezuelan government (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secretly lobbying for Nicolás Maduro's Venezuelan government

  6. MyNorthwest

    Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MIAMI (AP) — A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela during the first Trump administration.

  7. NOTUS

    Former Rep. David Rivera Sentenced to 10 Years Over a Secret Lobbying Effort (opens NOTUS)

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    The former Republican congressman was part of a $50 million lobbying campaign on Venezuela’s behalf.

  8. CBS News

    David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in Venezuela lobbying case (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera was convicted on federal charges stemming from a secret lobbying campaign tied to the Venezuelan government.

  9. KESQ Palm Springs

    Former GOP congressman and longtime Rubio friend sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    Associated Press Miami (AP) — A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on Venezuela’s behalf during the first Trump administration.

  10. Fortune

    ‘He sold his anti-communism to communists’: Former GOP Rep. David Rivera gets 10 years in prison for $50 million lobbying ‘from the Maduro regime’ (opens Fortune)

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    David Rivera of Miami has been jailed since his conviction in May for conspiracy to commit money laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent for the government of Nicolás Maduro.

  11. Anchorage Daily News

    Former Rep. David Rivera, a Rubio ally, sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The longtime friend of Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been jailed since being found guilty of failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

  12. WFMZ Allentown

    US jails Rubio ally for secret Venezuela lobbying (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    A former Republican congressman and one-time close friend of Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for secretly lobbying the US government on behalf of Venezuela, media reported.

  13. The Hill

    Ex-GOP lawmaker sentenced to 10 years in prison (opens The Hill)

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    Former Florida Rep. David Rivera (R) was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday for his undisclosed role in a multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign on behalf of the Venezuelan government under the first Trump administration.

  14. New York Post

    Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in prison for secret Venezuela lobbying (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on Venezuela’s behalf during the first Trump administration.

  15. Townhall

    Ex-Congressman David Rivera Sentenced to 10 Years for Secret Venezuela Lobbying (opens Townhall)

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