January 30, 2026
A former Florida congressman and a lobbyist charged with failing to register as foreign agents for Venezuela urged a federal court to disqualify an assistant U.S. attorney in the case, saying Friday that the prosecutor has a conflict of interest and "personal animus" toward defense counsel.
January 22, 2026
A former Florida congressman will get to contest tax charges against him separately from a criminal indictment alleging he and a political consultant failed to register as foreign agents while lobbying on behalf of Venezuela's state oil company, a federal judge ruled.
October 02, 2025
A former Florida congressman on Thursday asked a federal judge in Miami to sever tax evasion charges from a criminal indictment alleging he and a political consultant failed to register as foreign agents while lobbying on behalf of Venezuela's state oil company.
September 02, 2025
A former congressman and political consultant accused of secretly lobbying for the Venezuelan government should not be allowed to escape Foreign Agents Registration Act charges, the U.S. government argued, saying the law is not a violation of their free speech rights.
January 15, 2025
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday denied a former congressman's bid to force U.S. prosecutors to turn over evidence showing the government improperly directed Venezuela's state-owned oil company to file a New York lawsuit against his consulting firm to obtain evidence in his criminal case, calling the request speculative.
October 11, 2024
A former Florida congressman told a Miami federal judge on Friday that he's requested evidence from prosecutors that may exonerate him on criminal charges of failing to register as a foreign agent while lobbying for Venezuela, saying the discovery implicates classified information that may delay proceedings in his case.
January 10, 2024
The U.S. government on Wednesday urged a Florida federal judge to reject a magistrate judge's decision lifting its claims to several properties subject to an indictment involving an ex-Florida congressman accused of money laundering and working for Venezuela, saying he'd have to show they're needed to pay for his defense counsel.
July 28, 2023
A Florida federal judge balked at federal prosecutors' second request to freeze assets owned by former U.S. Rep. David Rivera and his co-defendant in a criminal case over their dealings with the Venezuelan government, saying Friday the move "reeks of gamesmanship" after the government lost a prior bid before a magistrate judge.
July 07, 2023
A Florida magistrate judge ruled Thursday that the government had improperly frozen the assets of former U.S. Rep. David Rivera and his co-defendant in a criminal case over their dealings with the Venezuelan government.
February 21, 2023
Attorneys for former U.S. Rep. David Rivera and his co-defendant in a criminal case over their dealings with the Venezuelan government told a Florida federal magistrate judge on Tuesday that the government has improperly frozen their assets, making it impossible for them to access funds to hire counsel.