Dossier
Melissa Damian
Coverage of Melissa Damian in the Nexus archive.
- Judge denies bail for ex-Rep. David Rivera, convicted in Venezuela lobbying case
A Miami federal judge denied bail for ex-Rep. David Rivera, convicted in a Venezuela lobbying case, citing insufficient evidence he is not a flight risk. Rivera will remain in custody pending his July 20 sentencing, where he faces up to a decade in prison for illegal lobbying and related charges.