Former congressman gets 10 years in Venezuela foreign agent case
Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera, 61, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for secretly acting as an unregistered agent of the Venezuelan government and laundering millions of dollars tied to that work, federal prosecutors announced.
TL;DR
- Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
- Convicted of secretly acting as an unregistered agent for the Venezuelan government.
- Also charged with laundering millions of dollars tied to his work for Venezuela.