US custody and legal proceedings against Nicolas Maduro
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Venezuela's Maduro pleads not guilty to US torture charges in New York
Maduro was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit torture, and Flores was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit torture and one count of narcoterrorism.
Maduro said in court, 'I reject this document in its entirety,' and called the accusations false.
Fugitive businessman taken into US custody in Venezuelan money laundering case
The US Department of Justice said Pulido had been arrested during a Homeland Security Task Force operation on Sunday.
Pulido had been in jail in Venezuela since March 2023.
US prosecutors allege Pulido and four co-defendants bribed Venezuelan government officials to secure contracts to provide poor Venezuelans with food and medicine.
“His alleged actions show a blatant disregard to the Venezuelan people by corrupting government programs intended to provide critical food, medicine, and housing for personal enrichment and exploiting the American financial system to do it,”
Maduro-linked fugitive nabbed in alleged scheme exploiting Venezuelans
The 2019 case involves an alleged scheme to exploit a Venezuelan government housing program for low-income citizens.
The DEA, FBI and Homeland Security Investigations are investigating the cases through the Homeland Security Task Force initiative.
Jose Gregorio Vielma-Mora is a former Venezuelan state governor.
US charges Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro over torture allegations
Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores face existing US drug-trafficking charges that carry a potential minimum sentence of 50 years.
The US has charged former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, over allegations of torturing opponents and Americans.
Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and wife charged with conspiracy to commit torture
The conspiracy to commit torture charge is in addition to drug-trafficking and weapons charges Maduro and Flores already faced.
Flores's request to be moved to house arrest was denied by a judge on Thursday.
The indictment alleges torture methods including electric shock, asphyxiation, rape, forced nudity, prolonged isolation, starvation, punishment cells, and psychological torture.
“over a system of repression that relied on violence against political opposition, arbitrary detention, and the torture of detainees, including United States citizens”
New charges filed against former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and wife
The indictment alleges Maduro authorized the use of torture against specific individuals when he became President of Venezuela in approximately 2013.
Maduro was charged by superseding indictment with one count of conspiracy to commit torture.
An American citizen identified as Victim-9 was released on January 15, 2026, approximately two weeks after Maduro's ouster.
Maduro's wife to appear in court to push for release from New York jail
Cilia Flores, wife of Nicolás Maduro, was set to appear in court on Thursday.
Maduro has called himself a prisoner of war and his capture a kidnapping.
Both Maduro and Flores have pleaded not guilty in a criminal case first brought six years ago.
“lingering lightheadedness, dizziness and shortness of breath”
Venezuela frees 39 political prisoners after post-Maduro talks
A first round of talks in August focused on retrieving Venezuelan funds frozen overseas to help recovery from June's earthquakes.
39 political prisoners were released in Venezuela between Friday and Saturday.
The government said it had freed 131 people under a separate "alternative measures" programme as of August 10.
Venezuelan government and opposition agree to work toward top court reform
Trump said he spoke with Rodriguez about elections in the past week.
The opposition side in the talks was represented by Dinorah Figuera.
The next round of talks is scheduled for next month.
Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez pledges elections at UN without setting date
It was Rodriguez's first address to the UN General Assembly.
Rodriguez met with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the assembly on Tuesday.
This was the first trip to the US by a Venezuelan head of state since 2018.
“I wish to state this very clearly before this General Assembly: Elections will be held in Venezuela,”
Venezuelans protest interim leader Delcy Rodriguez at UN headquarters
Delcy Rodriguez is referred to as interim President.
Venezuelans protested in New York against Delcy Rodriguez's participation in the UN General Assembly.
Protesters called the Venezuelan government illegitimate.
Trump meets US-backed Venezuelan president for first time since Maduro seized power
Trump said "To the victor belong the spoils" during his UN address.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the meeting.
Nicolás Maduro is awaiting trial for drug trafficking and other charges in a New York jail.
Trump to meet Venezuela's interim president and other leaders at UNGA
During his hourlong address at the General Assembly last year, Trump said to the leaders gathered, "Your countries are going to hell."
Trump will address the assembly on Tuesday.
Trump will meet with United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty to money laundering and fraud
Saab pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years.
Alex Saab is a former Venezuelan minister of industry.
Former US President Joe Biden granted Saab clemency in December 2023 as part of a prisoner exchange with Venezuela.
Venezuela's political shift as Chavez and Maduro images disappear
Interim President Delcy Rodriguez was Maduro's vice president until January.
In June, Freddy Bernal, governor of a Venezuelan state, criticised efforts to replace Chavez and Maduro portraits in government institutions.
La Guaira was the area hardest hit by the June earthquakes.
Maduro's wife seeks home detention as heart condition worsens in US custody
Since her imprisonment, Flores has not received the monthly injection she needs to manage her mitral valve prolapse.
Judge Alvin K Hellerstein has not yet ruled on the application.
Cilia Flores de Maduro has asked a judge to release her from federal detention in the United States, citing a worsening heart condition.
Maduro and his wife claim immunity from prosecution
Venezuela's Maduro asserts immunity in US court
Pollack has argued that Hellerstein lacks jurisdiction, both because sovereign heads of state enjoy complete immunity and because the acts that Maduro is accused of would have been part of his official duties.
Rodriguez and officials in her government made statements in January and February indicating that they still considered Maduro Venezuela's legitimate head of state.
Pollack wrote that the Executive Branch does not dispute that Maduro was Venezuela's head of state, but claims that after 2019 he did not occupy that position legitimately.
Maduro in US detention after capture in Caracas
Maduro and Flores's trial in the US is due to begin on 1 June 2027.
Maduro and Flores face drug trafficking and firearm possession charges in the US.
Maduro posted two photographs from US detention on social media platforms X and Telegram on Sunday.
“I want you to know that we stand firm, with our hearts full of your love, that love that reaches us transformed into prayer, into constant action, into solidarity and true support. Infinite thanks for every word, for every gesture, for every blessing.”
First Photographs of Nicolas Maduro in US Custody Made Public
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has appeared in the first photographs from US custody since his January abduction.
Nicolas Maduro is awaiting trial on narco-terrorism and drug trafficking charges.
The images of Maduro in US custody were shared on his X account as a dedication to his grandchildren and supporters.