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FEC had claimed that Rivera secretly and illegally contributed nearly $76,000 to Justin Sternad in an attempt to weaken the rival Democratic campaign of Joe Garcia, who eventually won the Miami-area seat.

Ex-congressman ordered to pay $456k for election violations →

The government said much of the money was diverted so Correia and co-defendants could live lavishly, though Correia's lawyer says he got only $43,650 out of $2.3 million raised.

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