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Marco Rubio Testifies He Was Targeted in Alleged Assassination Plot by Top Venezuelan Official Cabello

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified in federal court that he was alerted in 2017 about an alleged assassination plot against him ordered by Venezuelan official Diosdado Cabello

Latin Times

Marco Rubio took the stand in a federal criminal trial, but what the defense attorney asked afterward had even the judge baffled

“Is that allowed?”

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Marco Rubio Says He 'Would've Been Shocked' to Know Friend and Former Lawmaker Was Lobbying for Maduro

Rivera argues the aim was to attract investment to Venezuela's energy sector and that his interactions with Rubio were consistent with efforts to remove Maduro

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Rubio testimony sheds light on friend's shadowy Venezuela play

Trial offers a behind-the-scenes look at Maduro regime's push to curry favor with the U.S.

Axios

Marco Rubio Testifies Against Former Friend & Congressman Accused of Secretly Working for Maduro

On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified against his longtime friend and former Florida congressman, David Rivera, who is accused of working for the Venezuelan government.

International Business Times

Rubio testifies in former congressman's Venezuela lobbying trial

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is testifying over his interactions with former Miami congressman David Rivera

The Independent UK

Rubio to testify in friend's trial over Venezuela oil deal

The Miami trial sheds light on the unseemly world of shadowy foreign influence efforts in Latin America.

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Former Florida Congressman Accused of Secretly Lobbying For Maduro's Regime

David Rivera's defense says he was pursuing legitimate business interests and advocating for political change in Venezuela, not secretly lobbying for Maduro's government.

Latin Times

Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez Allegedly Hired Former US Lawmaker in $50M Bid to Influence Trump White House

Prosecutors allege that Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez authorized a $50 million contract to hire former U.S. congressman David Rivera to lobby the Trump administration as a federal trial examining the alleged influence campaign began Monday in Miami.

Latin Times

Former Ally Of Rubio In Florida Facing Charges For Acting As Unregistered Foreign Agent For Venezuela

The federal trial of former Congressman David Rivera in Miami could shed new light on how figures in President Donald Trump's orbit engaged with Venezuelan interests during the first Trump administration, according to a new report.

Latin Times

Former Miami-Dade Congressman Charged For a Second Time For Not Registering As a Venezuelan Agent

David Rivera now stands accused of trying to lobby a Trump administration official to get a wealthy Venezuelan businessman off the federal government sanctions list

Latin Times

Former Congressman Indicted For Failing To Register As Foreign Agent

Former Congressman David Rivera indicted for failing to register as foreign agent and money laundering in connection to lobbying for Venezuelan businessman...

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New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

A grand jury in Washington has returned an indictment against former Congressman David Rivera for failing to register as a foreign agent of a sanctioned Venezuelan media tycoon on whose behalf the Miami Republican allegedly lobbied the Trump administration

The Independent UK

DOJ indicts former Florida Rep. David Rivera - Roll Call

DOJ indictment alleges former Rep. David Rivera of Florida violated the Foreign Agent Registration Act and committed money laundering.

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Former Miami Dade Congressman Sues Witness in Case Accusing Him of Being a Secret Agent for Venezuela

David Rivera is embroiled a legal battle tied to broader investigations into lobbying activities for the Maduro Regime

International Business Times UK

From Credit Card Debt To Mortgage Trouble: 3 Money Mistakes Marco Rubio Made You Should Learn From

Since taking office as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives in the mid-2000s, Senator Marco Rubio has used a corporate credit card issued by the party for his personal expenses, liquidated his retirement funds prematurely, and defaulted on a mortgage.

The Independent UK

Judge blasts prosecutors' handling of Venezuela case against ex-Miami congressman

A federal judge in Miami blasted prosecutors for an attempt to undercut a court order and try to take control of an oceanside condo belonging to a former Republican Congressman ahead of a high-profile trial connected to a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s government

Tribune News Service

‘Growing and growing fast’: Mariachi programs flourishing in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS -- The audience quiets as the Las Vegas Academy Mariachi Regional group takes the stage for their spring concert.

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Miami Herald

Ex-Congressman David Rivera says charges of being a Venezuelan agent ‘totally false’

MIAMI — David Rivera may no longer be an elected politician, but he sounded like one when he emerged Tuesday from his first federal court appearance in Miami on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent for the Venezuelan government.

WEKU

A former Florida congressman is arrested on charges of lobbying for Venezuela

A newly unsealed grand jury indictment alleges that former Rep. David Rivera, a well-connected Florida Republican, illegally acted on Venezuela's behalf.

Salon

Rubio "enforcer" indicted over $50M deal

Former Republican Rep. David Rivera had escaped "a host of state and federal criminal indictments"

The Guardian - US

Ex-congressman charged with money laundering over $50m Venezuela deal

Republican David Rivera, arrested over consulting contract, also charged with acting as unregistered agent of Maduro government

Reuters

Ex-U.S. lawmaker arrested for conspiring to act as agent of Venezuela

Former U.S. lawmaker David Rivera was arrested on Monday on charges of conspiring to launder money and to illegally act as an agent of the Venezuelan government, according to a U.S. official and an indictment.

Miami Herald

Former Florida Congressman David Rivera arrested on charges related to Venezuela consulting work

MIAMI — Former Miami Congressman David Rivera was arrested Monday on federal criminal charges related to his multimillion-dollar consulting contract with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, federal prosecutors confirmed.

The Independent UK

Ex-Miami congressman Rivera arrested in Venezuela probe

A former Miami Republican congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s socialist government has been arrested in connection to an ongoing federal criminal investigation

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