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David Rivera: Former GOP gets 10 years prison sentence for secret $50mn Venezuela lobbying

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David Rivera, a former U.S. Congressman, received a 10-year prison sentence for engaging in a secret $50 million lobbying campaign for Venezuela's Maduro regime. (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 Venezuela’s behalf during the first Trump administration. David Rivera, a former U.S. Congressman, received a 10-year prison sentence for engaging in a secret … Read more