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A former U.S. congressman was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for working as an undeclared foreign agent and engaging in a $50 million lobbying scheme on behalf of a Venezuelan state oil subsidiary. The case involved efforts to influence U.S. officials, including a senator and White House adviser, during tense U.S.-Venezuela relations, with the defendant and an associate convicted of secret influence campaigns related to the Venezuelan government.
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