{"id":716281,"date":"2026-10-03T01:17:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/?p=716281"},"modified":"2026-10-03T01:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:17:03","slug":"fost-congresman-american-condamnat-la-10-ani-de-inchisoare-pentru-o-schema-de-lobby-de-50-de-milioane-de-dolari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/?p=716281","title":{"rendered":"Fost congresman american condamnat la 10 ani de \u00eenchisoare pentru o schem\u0103 de lobby de 50 de milioane de dolari"},"content":{"rendered":"
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David Rivera, \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 de 61 de ani, care a fost ales congresman republican \u00een Florida, a fost g\u0103sit vinovat \u00een luna mai, dup\u0103 un proces de \u0219apte s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni \u00een care s-a aflat c\u0103 firma petrolier\u0103 de stat din Venezuela a angajat firma sa de consultan\u021b\u0103 pentru a face lobby pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 membrii Congresului pentru a ajuta la \u00eembun\u0103t\u0103\u021birea rela\u021biilor SUA cu Venezuela, potrivit BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Secretarul de stat Marco Rubio, fost coleg de apartament al lui Rivera, \u0219i congresmanul texan Pete Sessions au depus m\u0103rturie \u00een fa\u021ba instan\u021bei c\u0103 nu aveau nicio idee despre activit\u0103\u021bile sale.<\/p>\n

Avoca\u021bii ap\u0103r\u0103rii au declarat c\u0103 lobby-ul a fost f\u0103cut pentru o filial\u0103 american\u0103 a companiei petroliere, nu pentru guvernul venezuelean.<\/p>\n

Asociata lui Rivera, consultanta politic\u0103 Esther Nuhfer, care a fost judecat\u0103 al\u0103turi de el, a fost, de asemenea, g\u0103sit\u0103 vinovat\u0103 \u00een acest caz.<\/p>\n

Ca parte a pedepsei, Rivera, care a fost membru al Congresului \u00eentre 2011 \u0219i 2013, trebuie s\u0103 renun\u021be \u0219i la propriet\u0103\u021bile sale din Florida.<\/p>\n

50 de milioane de dolari pentru trei luni de munc\u0103<\/h2>\n

Procurorii federali din Florida au declarat c\u0103 Rivera \u0219i Nuhfer s-au angajat \u00eentr-o \u201ecampanie secret\u0103 de influen\u021b\u0103 politic\u0103\u201d, primind un contract de 50 de milioane de dolari pentru trei luni de munc\u0103 \u00een numele unei filiale americane a companiei petroliere de stat venezuelene PDVSA, cunoscut\u0103 \u0219i sub numele de Citgo.<\/p>\n

Procurorii au sus\u021binut c\u0103, \u00een 2017 \u0219i 2018, la cererea guvernului fostului pre\u0219edinte venezuelean Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, Rivera \u0219i Nuhfer au \u00eencercat s\u0103 fac\u0103 lobby pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 actualul secretar de stat al SUA, Marco Rubio \u2013 pe atunci senator \u0219i fost coleg de apartament al lui Rivera \u2013 precum \u0219i pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 Kellyanne Conway, fost consilier senior la Casa Alb\u0103.<\/p>\n

Rubio nu a fost implicat \u00een faptele ilicite<\/h2>\n

Lobby-ul a avut loc \u00eentr-un moment de rela\u021bii tensionate dintre SUA \u0219i Venezuela, \u00een timpul primului mandat al pre\u0219edintelui Donald Trump la Casa Alb\u0103, c\u00e2nd administra\u021bia sa a impus sanc\u021biuni \u021b\u0103rii sud-americane.<\/p>\n

Avoca\u021bii ap\u0103r\u0103rii lui Rivera \u0219i Nuhfer au sus\u021binut c\u0103 cei doi nu aveau nevoie s\u0103 se \u00eenregistreze ca agen\u021bi str\u0103ini, deoarece contractul lor era cu o filial\u0103 american\u0103 a unei companii de stat venezuelene.<\/p>\n

\u00cens\u0103 judec\u0103toarea Melissa Damian a declarat \u00een timpul sentin\u021bei de vineri: \u201eNu exist\u0103 nicio disput\u0103 c\u0103 ace\u0219ti bani provin de la regimul Maduro\u201d.<\/p>\n

Rubio, care nu a fost implicat \u00een faptele ilicite, a m\u0103rturisit \u00een timpul procesului c\u0103 era prieten apropiat cu Rivera, dar nu \u0219tia c\u0103 acesta lucra ca lobbyist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

David Rivera, \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 de 61 de ani, care a fost ales congresman republican \u00een Florida, a fost g\u0103sit vinovat \u00een luna mai, dup\u0103 un proces de \u0219apte s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni \u00een … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":716282,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716281"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=716281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/716282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=716281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=716281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=716281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}