Politics
From Rubio's ally to illegal lobby in favor of Maduro: excongressman Rivera is sentenced to 10 years
Former Republican representative David Rivera, long close to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was found guilty in May of secretly lobbying to change Washington's position on the Government of Nicolás Maduro, in exchange for a $50 million consultancy contract with the state oil company PDVSA. On October 2, a Miami judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison for these activities, which involved the current president in charge of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez.