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Court allows Alex Saab to skip money laundering hearing

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — Judge Lauren F. Louis of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted former minister Alex Saab permission to skip Friday’s scheduled hearing in the money laundering case against him in the United States. Saab’s defense team also requested that the court enter a not guilty plea on […]

U.S. Prosecutors propose June 2027 trial date for Nicolás Maduro

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

EFE – Prosecutors in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York proposed Tuesday that the trial of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who face drug trafficking charges, begin in June 2027, according to a filing submitted to a federal court in New York. The proposal comes […]

Maduro and Flores case: New court hearing scheduled for Wednesday in New York

July 22, 2026July 22, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has scheduled a status hearing for Wednesday, July 22, as part of the criminal proceedings involving Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores. The hearing will begin at 12:00 p.m. New York time. The court will review the case’s current status, while […]

Nicolás Maduro sued in the U.S. over extrajudicial executions in Venezuela

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

AFP. The families of five young men killed in Venezuela have filed a lawsuit against former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in a U.S. court, accusing him of ordering extrajudicial executions as part of a broader pattern of state violence. The 44-page lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, alleges that Maduro instructed the Special Action Forces of the […]

New Attorney Joins Nicolás Maduro’s Legal Defense Team

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — The legal defense team representing Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, has expanded with the addition of attorney Anna Estevao before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Estevao has earned recognition in federal criminal law after serving on the defense team of rapper and music […]

U.S. Prosecutors Charge Alex Saab in Alleged International Money Laundering Scheme Involving Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

May 18, 2026May 30, 2026NerlayLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- Venezuela’s former Minister of Industries, Alex Saab, appeared this Monday before a federal court in the Southern District of Florida after a new formal indictment against him was unsealed and following his deportation from Caracas last Saturday. U.S. authorities have charged him with conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, linked to the alleged […]