A federal 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. The indictment alleges that Rivera lobbied U.S. officials to remove sanctions against the Venezuelan businessman between June 2019 and April 2020.
Rivera allegedly received over $5.5 million for these activities but failed to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, as required when contacting U.S. officials on behalf of foreign individuals and companies. He was also charged with money laundering in connection to the undeclared lobbying work.
