Ex-congressman, lobbyist convicted in Miami in $50M Venezuelan influence plot
David Rivera, a former US congressman, and Esther Nuhfer, a lobbyist, were convicted of secretly working on behalf of Venezuela's government in a $50 million lobbying campaign.
Ex-Rep. David Rivera convicted in Venezuela lobbying case | Miami Herald Former South Florida Congressman David Rivera speaks to the media outside the James Lawrence King Federal Justice building on March 24, 2026, in Miami. Getty Images A Miami federal jury on Friday convicted former Miami-Dade Congressman David Rivera and consultant Esther Nuhfer on charges of failing to register as foreign a
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