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Former US congressman Rivera sentenced in foreign-lobbying case

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Former US congressman David Rivera received a ten-year prison sentence on 2 October, the US Justice Department confirmed. AFP reported the decision on 3 October 2026.

A federal jury had convicted him of offences involving undisclosed work for Venezuela’s government and money laundering. AFP reported that Rivera intends to appeal. The sentencing concerns those convictions; it does not resolve a separate pending case.

Source: AFP / BSS, 3 October 2026; US Justice Department, 2 October.

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