Former Rep. David Rivera gets 10 years in Venezuela lobbying case
A federal judge is determining the prison sentence for former U.S. Representative David Rivera, who was convicted of acting as an unregistered agent for the Venezuelan government.
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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