Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein postponed the trial until June 14, 2027, after defense attorneys requested additional time to prepare their response to the new indictment. The Daily Journal.— Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty Thursday to new charges of conspiracy to commit torture during a hearing before Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein […]
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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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EFE.- The United States rejects the argument that Nicolás Maduro is entitled to immunity in the criminal case he faces in New York and maintains that Venezuela has not claimed such protection for the former president. However, it has requested it for interim President Delcy Rodríguez. In a memorandum filed last Friday night before Judge […]
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The Daily Journal.— Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez held a bilateral meeting on Monday with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Ilan Goldfajn in New York City. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). According to official information, the meeting primarily aimed to explore mechanisms for […]
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The Daily Journal.— Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, arrived in New York early Monday morning to attend the 81st United Nations General Assembly, where she plans to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. The meeting will mark their first encounter since the U.S. military operation that culminated in Nicolás Maduro’s capture. Rodríguez landed at Teterboro […]
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The Daily Journal.- Federal Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York scheduled a hearing for October 8 to consider a bail request filed by Cilia Flores, Nicolás Maduro’s wife, who is seeking to remain under house arrest until her trial begins in June 2027. The judge […]
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EFE.- Cilia Flores, wife of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, asked a New York court on Wednesday to allow her to await trial outside prison due to heart problems. In a court filing, Flores’ defense attorneys requested her transfer to a private residence in New York under house arrest, with armed guards around the clock, […]
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EFE.- Lawyers for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro asked a U.S. court on Wednesday to dismiss the criminal case against him on sovereign immunity grounds, according to the digital court docket. Maduro’s attorney, Barry Pollack, filed two motions with the court: one seeking dismissal of the entire indictment based on sovereign immunity and another, should […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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