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Ousted Venezuela president to return to New York court
Maduro's lawyers argue US sanctions block legal fee payments, challenging procedural grounds to dismiss drug trafficking charges amid diplomatic thaw.
- On Thursday, Maduro's lawyers will seek dismissal of drug trafficking charges at a Manhattan hearing that also addresses who will pay his legal fees.
- OFAC initially granted licenses on January 9 then issued an amended license three hours later, blocking payments, Maduro's U.S. lawyer said.
- Maduro's son quoted him saying, 'The lawyers told us he is strong. He said we must not be sad', while detained at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center with no internet or newspapers and allowed 15 minutes per call.
- Prosecutors in Manhattan federal court said dismissal would be too drastic even if rights were violated, with Judge Alvin Hellerstein presiding and security expected to be heightened with a steel cordon around the courthouse.
- Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's current leader, now works closely with Washington as the U.S. State Department said this month it is restoring diplomatic ties.
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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been brought into a New York courtroom as he seeks to have his drug trafficking indictment thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees. Maduro’s lawyer contends the U.S. is violating the deposed…
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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returns to a New York courtroom as he seeks to have his drug trafficking indictment thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees.
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Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro set to return to Manhattan federal court
Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a Federal courthouse in Manhattan on January 5, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by XNY/Star Max/GC Images) (NEW YORK) — Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are set to return to a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday for a st…
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