Judge summons Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores to Thursday hearing on new torture charges

The Daily Journal.- Judge Alvin Hellerstein scheduled a hearing in New York for October 15, at which ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, must respond to new charges of conspiracy to commit torture that U.S. prosecutors filed last week. According to an order the judge issued Wednesday and entered into the […]

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Judge denies Cilia Flores’ request for house arrest

The Daily Journal.— Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday denied a request from Cilia Flores, wife of deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, for release on bail and permission to await trial under house arrest in the United States. Flores, 69, has remained at the […]

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FBI backs charges against Maduro for ‘conspiracy to commit torture’

The Daily Journal.— FBI Director Kash Patel addressed the indictment against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and former first lady Cilia Flores de Maduro on Wednesday, focusing his remarks on the defendants’ criminal liability and the agency’s support for the operation that led to their arrest. In a post on the social media platform X, […]

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