Alianza for Progress demands congressional investigation of David Rivera Venezuela deal

Alianza for Progress demands congressional investigation of David Rivera Venezuela deal
The group is pressuring Marco Rubio to open an investigation into his longtime ally.

By Ryan Nicolon June 3, 2020

Alianza for Progress, a Latinx advocacy group, says Congress should investigate a deal between former U.S. Rep. David Rivera‘s consulting firm and a Venezuela oil company.

The group also called out U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a longtime ally of Rivera’s who now serves as interim chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Rivera’s firm, Interamerican Consulting, agreed to a $50 million deal with Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), an oil company that was then connected to the Nicolás Maduro regime.

A new digital ad goes after Rivera for that contract, noting his past friendship with Rubio.

More:
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/337982-alianza-progress-investigation-rivera

Also posted in LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142506825

(David Rivera is a Cuban "exile" American in Miami who has been involved in shady enterprises for many years.)

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Senator Marco Rubio and friend, former Rep. David Rivera



U.S. Rep. David Rivera won't face criminal charges in state investigation, sources tell Miami Herald

Article Courtesy of The Miami Herald

By Scott Hiaasen and Patricia Mazzei

Published April 20, 2012

U.S. Rep. David Rivera will not face criminal charges following an 18-month investigation of his personal and campaign finances by the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, according to sources close to the probe.

Although records released late Monday show FDLE last year suspected Rivera of 'possible criminal and ethical violations,' ranging from campaign fraud to falsifying financial disclosure forms, prosecutors have concluded that they cannot charge the Miami congressman with any crimes because of ambiguities in the state's campaign finance laws and a shortened statute of limitations that barred prosecution for expenses more than two years old.

Although records released late Monday show FDLE last year suspected Rivera of 'possible criminal and ethical violations,' ranging from campaign fraud to falsifying financial disclosure forms, prosecutors have concluded that they cannot charge the Miami congressman with any crimes because of ambiguities in the state's campaign finance laws and a shortened statute of limitations that barred prosecution for expenses more than two years old.

Prosecutors also concluded that Rivera did not break any laws by raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in secret donations to a campaign for an obscure post within the state Republican Party. The state attorney's office is expected to issue a memo formally closing the investigation in coming days.

More:
http://www.ccfj.net/CORRNoChargesRivera.htm