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U.S. Judge Denies Bail to Former Congressman David Rivera After Conviction in Venezuela Lobbying Case
A federal judge in Miami has denied a request for bail from former Republican Congressman David Rivera, who was convicted earlier this year of acting as an unregistered foreign agent and conspiring to launder money in a secret lobbying operation tied to the Venezuelan government.
A federal judge in Miami has denied a request for bail from former Republican Congressman David Rivera , who was convicted earlier this year of acting as an unregistered foreign agent and conspiring to launder money in a secret lobbying operation tied to the Venezuelan government.
The ruling marks another setback for Rivera, once one of South Florida's most prominent Cuban American politicians and a longtime political ally of Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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