Former Miami congressman David Rivera convicted in secret Venezuela lobbying case
A federal jury found Republican David Rivera and associate Esther Nuhfer guilty on all counts, including failure to register as a foreign agent and conspiracy to commit money laundering, in connection with a $50 million secret lobbying campaign for Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro government during the first Trump administration. Rivera, a longtime friend of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was taken into custody after the verdict due to flight risk concerns. The seven-week trial included testimony from Rubio and other government officials regarding Rivera's undisclosed consulting work for a U.S. affiliate of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA.
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This event sits in the top 94% of divergence this week. 7 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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