A federal jury convicted former Rep. David Rivera (R-FL) on all counts in connection to a $50 million contract to secretly lobby U.S. officials on behalf of the Venezuelan government in 2017 and 2018.
Jurors found Rivera and an associate, Esther Nuhfer, guilty of “failing to register as a foreign agent with the Justice Department and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of their work for former President Nicolás Maduro’s government,” the Associated Press reports.
Rivera served in the House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 and previously served in the Florida Legislature from 2002 to 2010.
Breaking News: A jury found David Rivera, a former Florida congressman, guilty of conspiracy and other crimes for secretly lobbying on behalf of the Venezuelan government. https://t.co/ECHFjhIfet
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 1, 2026
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Rivera had been out on bond, but Judge Melissa Damian ordered him taken into custody, finding that he posed a
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