March 20, 2026
A Florida federal judge Friday denied a former congressman's requests to depose a key witness and have the government turn over interview notes before the start of a trial on charges of failing to register as a Venezuelan foreign agent, saying the defense counsel can still ask questions on cross-examination.
February 24, 2026
A Florida federal judge declined Tuesday to disqualify a federal prosecutor in the criminal case against a former Florida congressman and a lobbyist accused of failing to register as foreign agents for Venezuela after finding that the defense had failed to show a basis to disqualify him.
February 19, 2026
A Florida federal judge seemed hesitant Thursday to disqualify a federal prosecutor in the criminal case against a former Florida congressman and a lobbyist accused of failing to register as foreign agents for Venezuela but chided the U.S. Attorney's Office for not providing more information to rebut the bias accusations and "put this to rest."
February 06, 2026
A former Florida congressman and a lobbyist who allegedly secretly represented Venezuela in the U.S. said their upcoming trial should include the testimony of the country's former president, Nicolás Maduro.
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.