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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Álvaro Pulido, Alex Saab’s business Partner, transferred to the United States

The Colombian businessman faces two federal cases involving alleged bribery and money laundering schemes linked to food, medicine, and housing contracts in Venezuela. The Daily Journal.- U.S. authorities arrested Álvaro Pulido Vargas, a business partner of Alex Saab, who faces two federal indictments for allegedly laundering money from bribery schemes involving more than $2 billion […]

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U.S. prosecutors say Venezuela has not claimed sovereign immunity for Nicolás Maduro

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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U.S. Prosecutors oppose bail for Cilia Flores, citing “extreme” flight risk

The Daily Journal. — The U.S. Department of Justice formally opposed a bail request from attorneys representing Cilia Flores, wife of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, citing an “extreme” flight risk and describing her as a “danger to the public,” according to court filings submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of […]

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U.S. requests diplomatic immunity for Delcy Rodríguez in civil lawsuit filed in Florida

The Daily Journal — The U.S. Department of State has asked the Department of Justice to certify diplomatic immunity for Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, so that it can seek the dismissal of a civil lawsuit filed against her in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The State Department argues that, […]

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