Photos from Caracas and US court where former Venezuelan President Maduro fights indictment - AP News

Photos from Caracas and US court where former Venezuelan President Maduro fights indictment  AP News

US prosecutors argue Maduro 'plundered' Venezuelan wealth in court battle over legal fees

A judge said the right to defence was paramount as prosecutors argued the couple should not be able to use Venezuelan funds to pay lawyers.

Venezuelans deported by US detail fresh claims of torture and abuse at El Salvador mega-prison

Petition seeks accountability from Salvadorian authorities over human rights violations at notorious Cecot facility A group of 18 Venezuela men whom the US expelled a notorious Salvadorian mega-prison are demanding that Salvadorian authorities be held internationally accountable for violation of human rights – detailing new allegations of torture, sexual assault and medical neglect. A new petition, filed on Thursday before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleges that El Salvado...

By Maanvi Singh

A 92-year-old judge will take on the Maduro case. What do we know about him?

Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro heads to court again this week. The judge overseeing this case is longtime federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein. At 92 years old, Hellerstein is older than the average age of a federal judge by more than 20 years.

By Jaclyn Diaz

Former Venezuelan president Maduro seeks to throw out US drug charges

Nicolas Maduro appeared in a New York court seeking to dismiss drug trafficking charges.

Nicolas Maduro heads back to court arguing that the US is trying to hamstring his defense - CNN

Nicolas Maduro heads back to court arguing that the US is trying to hamstring his defense  CNN

Judge in Maduro trial refuses to dismiss charges

Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela until he was captured in a U.S. raid, appeared in a New York court with his wife on Thursday. Their lawyers have argued the case should be dismissed as sanctions on Venezuela prevent the Maduros from paying legal fees.

US Judge declines to dismiss Maduro case over legal fees

Nicolas Maduro asked the judge to dismiss the case by arguing he did not have sufficient personal funds for his legal defense. The Trump administration has barred the Venezuelan government from paying the fees.

Venezuela’s Maduro back in court after shock capture by US forces

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro cut a relaxed figure Thursday as he returned to a federal court in New York for his second appearance since his capture by US forces in an extraordinary nighttime raid. During the one-hour hearing, the judge indicated he would not dismiss the case over Maduro and his wife’s apparent inability to afford their legal bill without aid from the Venezuelan government. The former leader, 63, and wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail for almost...

By Agence France-Presse

Venezuela's Maduro back in US court after stunning capture

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his capture by US forces in an extraordinary nighttime raid. The stunning operation deposed the strongman who had led Venezuela since 2013 and has since forced the oil-rich country to largely bend to the will of US President Donald Trump.

By FRANCE24

Judge refuses to dismiss narcoterrorism case against Nicolás Maduro and his wife

Venezuela’s deposed president and Cilia Flores appeared for the second time in a New York federal court on Thursday

By María Antonia Sánchez-Vallejo Cobo

The Latest: Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to appear in New York City court

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

By The Associated Press

New York’s Online Sportsbook Revenue Spikes 30% During the March Madness' 1st Week

Empire State operators' profits jumped to $57.6 million from a $554.7-million handle during the week ending March 22.

T Bone Burnett, Maren Morris and Master P to Be Honored at NYC Benefit for Top School Music Education Program, Music Will

A benefit for Music Will, described as the largest non-profit school music education program in the U.S., will salute T Bone Burnett, Master P and Maren Morris as its honorees at a gathering at New York’s Marriott Marquis on May 7. The evening will feature musical performances from all three honorees, along with student performers. […]

By Chris Willman

Nicolás Maduro arrives in court in New York, fighting charges as Venezuela moves on without him

Nicolás Maduro and his wife have remained jailed at a Brooklyn detention centre, and neither has asked to be released on bail.

Venezuela’s Maduro due back in US court in dispute over legal fees - The Straits Times

Venezuela’s Maduro due back in US court in dispute over legal fees  The Straits Times

Maduro appears in court to fight narco-terrorism case

Prosecutors claim the ousted Venezuelan leader, who was seized by the U.S. military on Jan. 3, played a key role in a conspiracy to traffic cocaine into the U.S.

US judge questions block on Maduro’s use of Venezuelan funds for defence

A US judge questioned on Thursday whether the US can bar Venezuela from funding Nicolas Maduro’s legal defence without violating his US constitutional rights, but stopped short of dismissing drug-trafficking charges against the ousted Venezuelan president facing trial in New York. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, wore beige prison garb to the hearing in Manhattan federal court over two months after US military forces captured them in a surprise raid on Caracas and ferried them to American s...

By none@none.com (Reuters)

"We Trust US Legal System": Maduro's Son Ahead Of 2nd Hearing

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro's son, whose father faces a second hearing before a New York court Thursday, told AFP he trusts the US legal system but that the case was tainted by his parents' "kidnapping."

Venezuela’s Maduro arrives at US court in dispute over legal fees

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro arrived in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday where he will argue that drug trafficking charges against him should be thrown out more than two months after he and his wife were captured in a surprise U.S. military raid in Caracas. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been embroiled in […]

Maduro case to test US narcoterrorism law that has had limited trial success

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returns to a U.S. court on Thursday on criminal charges including narcoterrorism, a statute that has rarely been tested at trial and has a limited record of success. Maduro, 63, led Venezuela from 2013 through his capture in Caracas by U.S. special forces on January 3. He pleaded not guilty […]

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Cardi B Brings ‘Little Miss Drama’ Tour Home to New York City: 6 Best Moments

From a Lil' Kim cameo to a surprise Cash Cobain performance, here are the best moments of Cardi B's Little Miss Drama tour stop at Madison Square Garden.

By Kyle-Brandon Denis

‘We trust in the US legal system,’ says Maduro’s son

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro's son, whose father faces a second hearing before a New York court Thursday, told AFP he trusts the US legal system but that the case was tainted by his parents' "kidnapping." The post ‘We trust in the US legal system,’ says Maduro’s son appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Emmanuel Okogba

Ex-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro returns to court in New York City - the-star.co.ke

Ex-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro returns to court in New York City  the-star.co.ke

Maduro is in Court Today, Tension Outside the Courthouse

Maduro’s supporters and opponents are present outside the courthouse in New York City with the police separating them. The post Maduro is in Court Today, Tension Outside the Courthouse appeared first on Havana Times.

By Circles Robinson