{"id":2646304,"date":"2026-08-18T06:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/foreign-agent-running-for-congress-claims-conflicting-residencies\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T06:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:17:12","slug":"foreign-agent-running-for-congress-claims-conflicting-residencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/foreign-agent-running-for-congress-claims-conflicting-residencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign agent running for Congress claims conflicting residencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fforeign-agent-running-for-congress-claims-conflicting-residencies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2646304&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A foreign agent linked to Cuba is running for U.S. Congress in Rhode Island, despite claiming residence in both Florida and Rhode Island in official documents. GOP candidate Victor Mellor listed an Englewood, Florida address as his residence in a Department of Justice filing and a warwick address as his &#8220;business address,&#8221; even though campaign activities are centered in Rhode Island. Property records show conflicting ownership details, and his campaign filings indicate multiple addresses across Florida and Wisconsin.Mellor,a Rhode Island native,maintains he resides in warwick,but evidence suggests he may have important ties to Florida,including ownership of property there and campaign activities. His foreign agent disclosures reveal plans to collaborate with Cuba on media projects intended to improve Cuban-American relations, work involving Cuba\u2019s government officials including the grandson of Raul Castro-who is wanted by the U.S. for past attacks-and efforts to promote a positive narrative about life in Cuba despite economic hardships. Mellor\u2019s connections and activities highlight his partnership with Cuba\u2019s regime and efforts to shape perceptions about Cuba\u2019s situation. The campaign has denied discrepancies, attributing them to clerical errors, but available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-faces-trial-for-murdering-wife-but-did-he-do-it-dna-evidence-raises-questions\/\" title=\"Man Faces Trial For Murdering Wife, But Did He Do It? DNA Evidence Raises Questions.\">evidence raises questions<\/a> about his residency claims and his political ties to Cuba\u2019s government and its interests within the U.S.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A registered foreign agent for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cuba\">Cuba<\/a> is running for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\">Congress<\/a> in Rhode Island despite attesting that he lives in both the Ocean State and Florida, documents reviewed by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GOP House candidate Victor Mellor wrote Englewood, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\">Florida<\/a>, as his residence in a June <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7740-Registration-Statement-20260616-1.pdf\">filing<\/a> with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\">Department of Justice<\/a> and a Warwick, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rhode-island\/\">Rhode Island<\/a>, address as his \u201cbusiness address\u201d \u2014 despite <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00925230\/1923926\/\">campaigning<\/a> for Rhode Island\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Seth_Magaziner\">2nd Congressional District<\/a>. He also obtained a July <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MellorJulyMarriage.pdf\">marriage license<\/a> in Florida that seemingly contradicted the DOJ filing by labeling Warwick as his \u201cresidence.\u201d The city\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gis.vgsi.com\/warwickri\/Search.aspx\">public property records<\/a> further complicate the picture, listing a different couple as owners of the property at the Warwick address.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4690518\/troy-jackson-affordability-message-raised-taxes-maine\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Troy Jackson, now pushing affordability message, voted to raise taxes in Maine<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4686486\/cuban-foreign-agent-congress-conflicting-residencies\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Cuban foreign agent running for Congress claims conflicting residencies<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4690692\/trump-votes-by-mail-florida-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump votes by mail in Florida election for second time this year: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The records raise questions about Mellor\u2019s Rhode Island roots as he competes with GOP-endorsed primary opponent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ri.gop\/endorsed-candidates\/\">Stephen Skoly<\/a> for incumbent Rep. Seth Magaziner\u2019s (D-RI) seat. Mellor has the support of former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> advisers <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/94hjy.iheart.com\/content\/2026-08-17-giuliani-campaigns-with-rhode-island-congressional-candidate\/\">Rudy Giuliani<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/02\/18\/ri-native-mike-flynn-returns-to-ri-to-campaign-for-congressional-candidate\/88738732007\/?gnt-cfr=1&#038;gca-cat=p&#038;gca-uir=true&#038;gca-epti=z111914p001950l004150c001950e003200v111914d--41--b--41--&#038;gca-ft=178&#038;gca-ds=sophi\">Michael Flynn<\/a>. He also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/vicmellor.com\/team\/\">counts<\/a> Trump allies Roger Stone and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/vicmellor.com\/team\/joseph-j-flynn\/\">Joseph Flynn<\/a>, Michael Flynn\u2019s brother, as campaign staffers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mellor\u2019s campaign did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner\u2019s<\/em> request for comment. A campaign spokesperson <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2026\/08\/17\/maga-candidate-vic-mellor-dominates-spending-in-ri-cd2-race\/91261221007\/\">told<\/a> the <em>Providence Journal<\/em> that the Florida \u201caddress discrepancy\u201d in the DOJ filing \u201cstems from a clerical error made by the law firm Vic has used in the past.\u201d Mellor is a Rhode Island native who \u201ccontinues to reside in Warwick,\u201d the spokesperson told the paper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Mellor and his female partner\u2019s names do not appear in search results in Warwick\u2019s property database. Instead, Sarasota County, Florida\u2019s property appraiser <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sarasotapropertyappraiser.gov\/propertysearch\">lists the couple<\/a> as owners of a parcel at the same Englewood address Mellor reported as his residence to the DOJ. Sarasota County last updated the listing on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mellor\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-election-commission\/\">Federal Election Commission<\/a> filings further establish ties beyond Rhode Island. His campaign <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/committee\/C00925230\/?cycle=2026\">reported<\/a> an address in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/pdf\/674\/202511019792078674\/202511019792078674.pdf\">Venice<\/a> in November, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/pdf\/338\/202602029825904338\/202602029825904338.pdf\">Tampa<\/a> in February, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/pdf\/524\/202605159866973524\/202605159866973524.pdf\">Wisconsin<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 id=\"h-partnership-with-the-next-generation-of-cubans\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Partnership with the next generation of Cubans\u2019<\/h1>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The candidate\u2019s years of running <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/florida.intercreditreport.com\/company\/mellor-holdings-llc-l17000007379\">businesses<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/florida.intercreditreport.com\/company\/american-precast-llc-l12000134278\">Florida<\/a> made him a close neighbor to Cuba, setting the stage for his partnership with the communist state. Trump is increasingly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4647573\/cuban-activists-protest-plan-trump\/\">pressuring the regime<\/a> via sanctions, condemning its history of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4661436\/elite-us-schools-cozy-cuban-university-intelligence-network\/\">espionage<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4656695\/state-department-cuba-guerilla-warfare-american-leftists\/\">subversion<\/a> against the United States, and threatening to topple it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mellor agreed to work with Cuba on media-related projects aimed at \u201cimproving Cuban-American relations,\u201d his foreign agent disclosures show. The work specifically supports Cuba\u2019s General Directorate of Personal Security, minister of visas, and minister of America relations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MAGA candidate engages directly with the grandson of former Cuban dictator Raul Castro, the filings show. The elder Castro is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4576552\/trump-doj-indicts-raul-castro-over-1996-shootdown-of-us-civilian-planes\/\">wanted for arrest<\/a> by Trump\u2019s DOJ over a deadly 1996 attack on U.S. aircraft, while his grandson is a negotiator with the Trump administration, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2026\/07\/06\/castro-grandson-trump-deal-cuba-exclusive\/90784545007\/\">multiple<\/a> news outlets <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/11\/world\/americas\/raul-castro-trump-cuba.html\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cuba\u2019s projects with Mellor include a \u201cPartner With Cuba\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.partnerwithcuba.com\/\">website<\/a> that is not yet publicly accessible. His filings also describe plans for a social media campaign suggesting that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4597260\/gaesa-what-to-know-cuban-economic-conglomerate\/\">life under Cuban communism<\/a> is not as dire as critics say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are factions of Cuban-Americans \u2014 concentrated in South Florida, with deep institutional reach into the U.S. Congress, the media, and the donor class \u2014 who have spent decades shaping the dominant American narrative about Cuba,\u201d says a Partner With Cuba <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7740-Informational-Materials-20260616-14.pdf\">document<\/a> Mellor disclosed to the DOJ. \u201cBlackouts. Shortages. Sanctions. Collapse. Regime cruelty. Imminent failure. Their narrative is powerful, well-funded, and consistently reinforced in U.S. press coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe do not attack their narrative. We do not argue with their facts,\u201d the document continues. \u201cWe speak on different terrain \u2014 metaphor \u2014<strong> <\/strong>and show what their narrative cannot see: the life that is growing inside the country they have been describing as dying.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another Partner With Cuba <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7740-Informational-Materials-20260616-4.pdf\">document<\/a> in Mellor\u2019s disclosures proposes hypothetical responses to American politicians\u2019 remarks criticizing the regime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4661436\/elite-us-schools-cozy-cuban-university-intelligence-network\/\"><strong>ELITE US SCHOOLS COZY WITH CUBAN UNIVERSITY LINKED TO \u2018INTELLIGENCE NETWORK\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou are right that fuel is running out, and that Cuban families are suffering tonight,\u201d a proposed social media post says. \u201cOne honest question, offered with respect: would partnership with the next generation of Cubans get us to that dignity faster than another round of pressure?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is a Cuban grandmother in Holguin tonight who has not eaten well today. She does not need more pressure on her<br \/>country,\u201d another suggested post says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba-linked foreign agent runs for RI Congress, claims dual residencies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1239,"featured_media":2646305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22272701190195.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[54084,5894,84307],"class_list":["post-2646304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-foreign-agent","tag-politics","tag-residency-disputes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22272701190195.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2646304"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2646308,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646304\/revisions\/2646308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2646305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2646304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2646304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2646304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}