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Salazar Receives $105,000 From Mine Accused Industrialist

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) received $105,000 from Lenir Pérez, a Honduran industrialist, this year.
On May 5, Pérez gave Salazar $7,000.
On May 5, Pérez contributed $88,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Pérez is accused of illegally operating the Los Pinares iron-oxide mine in Carlos Escaleras Mejía National Park.
At least five environmental activists and a Catholic human-rights leader have been shot dead near the mine since 2019.

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U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) received $105,000 from Lenir Pérez, a Honduran industrialist, this year.
On May 5, Pérez gave Salazar $7,000.
On May 5, Pérez contributed $88,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Pérez is accused of illegally operating the Los Pinares iron-oxide mine in Carlos Escaleras Mejía National Park.
At least five environmental activists and a Catholic human-rights leader have been shot dead near the mine since 2019.