Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying

169 reports from 76 outlets in 2 languages · first reported 2026-10-02 14:57 UTC · updated 2026-10-03 00:07 UTC · JSON

Former Florida Congressman David Rivera was sentenced to 10 years in prison for lobbying for the Venezuelan government. Rivera, who was a close ally of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, was found guilty of secretly working for Venezuela. The lobbying activities were conducted without proper registration as required by U.S. law^[1–9].

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1. Former Congressman David Rivera Sentenced To 10 YearsPublished by iheart.com, iheart.com, iheart.com, iheart.com, iheart.com, iheart.com, iheart.com, iheart.com, iheart.com, iheart.com, iheart.com, iheart.com and 70 more · 2026-10-03 00:07 UTC
2. Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbyingPublished by durangoherald.com, 2news.com, idahopress.com, reflector.com, wohfradio.com, abcnews.com, mesabitribune.com, postregister.com, union-bulletin.com, dailyadvance.com, netscape.com, wral.com and 22 more · 2026-10-02 22:02 UTC
3. Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced 10 years for Venezuela lobbyingPublished by thenewsherald.com, thetimes-tribune.com, pressdemocrat.com, dailylocal.com, republicanherald.com, capitalgazette.com, courant.com, bostonherald.com, troyrecord.com, dailypress.com, sandiegouniontribune.com, citizensvoice.com and 5 more · 2026-10-02 18:23 UTC
4. Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced for secret Venezuela lobbyingPublished by wdsu.com, wxii12.com, wtae.com, wlky.com, koat.com, wbaltv.com, wgal.com, wmur.com · 2026-10-02 20:45 UTC
5. David Rivera gets 10 year prison sentence for lobbying for Nicolás Maduro's governmentPublished by wdbo.com, wokv.com, wsbradio.com · 2026-10-02 20:38 UTC
6. Former Congressman David Rivera Sentenced To 10 Years | WJBO Newsradio 1150 AM & 98.7 FMiheart.com · en · 2026-10-02 22:55 UTC
7. Former Congressman David Rivera Sentenced To 10 Years | The Patriot KEIB AM 1150iheart.com · en · 2026-10-02 22:30 UTC
8. Former Rep. David Rivera, a Rubio ally, sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbyingadn.com · en · 2026-10-02 22:15 UTC
9. Former Congressman David Rivera Sentenced To 10 Years | News Radio 101.9 Big WAAXiheart.com · en · 2026-10-02 21:52 UTC
10. Former Congressman David Rivera Sentenced To 10 Years | News Radio 103.1 and 810 WGYiheart.com · en · 2026-10-02 21:52 UTC
11. Former Rep. David Rivera Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Lobbying for Venezuelatheepochtimes.com · en · 2026-10-02 21:39 UTC
12. Former Congressman David Rivera Sentenced To 10 Years | Newsradio WOOD 1300 and 106.9 FMiheart.com · en · 2026-10-02 21:21 UTC
13. Former Congressman David Rivera Sentenced To 10 Years | News Radio 1410 AM & 100.9 FMiheart.com · en · 2026-10-02 21:09 UTC
14. Ex-US congressman David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in prison for lobbyingbbc.co.uk · en · 2026-10-02 21:05 UTC
15. Former GOP Rep David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbyingjapantoday.com · en · 2026-10-02 20:50 UTC
16. 'He sold his anti-communism to communists': Former Rep. David Rivera gets 10 years in prisonfortune.com · en · 2026-10-02 20:49 UTC
17. Former Congressman David Rivera Sentenced To 10 Years | Newstalk 1400, 104.5, and 105.9 WJMXiheart.com · en · 2026-10-02 20:45 UTC
18. Former Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbyingnbcnews.com · en · 2026-10-02 20:19 UTC
19. Former Congressman David Rivera Sentenced To 10 Years | News Talk 1090 WKBZ-AMiheart.com · en · 2026-10-02 20:15 UTC
20. Former Congressman David Rivera Sentenced To 10 Years | NewsRadio 1370 AM & 92.9 FM WSPDiheart.com · en · 2026-10-02 20:00 UTC
21. Former Congressman David Rivera Sentenced To 10 Years | PowerTalk 1460 AM & 101.1 FMiheart.com · en · 2026-10-02 20:00 UTC
22. Former Congressman David Rivera Sentenced To 10 Years | NewsRadio WKCYiheart.com · en · 2026-10-02 19:45 UTC
23. Former Congressman David Rivera Sentenced To 10 Years | NewsRadio 1450/1370 WKIPiheart.com · en · 2026-10-02 19:45 UTC
24. Former Florida congressman David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in Venezuela lobbying casecbsnews.com · en · 2026-10-02 19:45 UTC
25. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in Venezuela lobbying casecbsnews.com · en · 2026-10-02 19:03 UTC
26. Excongresista estadounidense David Rivera sentenciado a 10 años de prisión por campaña secreta de lobby en favor de VenezuelaFormer US Congressman David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in prison for secret lobbying campaign in favor of Venezuelaalbertonews.com · es · 2026-10-02 18:47 UTC
27. Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying – Winnipeg Free Presswinnipegfreepress.com · en · 2026-10-02 18:21 UTC
28. Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying – Brandon Sunbrandonsun.com · en · 2026-10-02 18:21 UTC
29. 10 años de prisión a David Rivera por cabildeo para MaduroDavid Rivera sentenced to 10 years in prison for lobbying for Madurodiariolibre.com · es · 2026-10-02 15:52 UTC
30. Former Miami Congressman David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbyingwsvn.com · en · 2026-10-02 14:57 UTC