US government allows Venezuelan government to fund Nicolás Maduro's defense lawyers
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Updated · The New York Times · Apr 25
US government allows Venezuelan government to fund Nicolás Maduro's defense lawyers
15 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Apr 25
The Treasury Department issued amended licenses permitting payments for Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores’ defense in Manhattan federal court, after weeks of blocked funds and legal protests.
This move follows a judge’s warning that continued payment blocks could lead to case dismissal, prompting Maduro’s lawyers to withdraw their request to dismiss the indictment.
Maduro and Flores, charged with narco-terrorism and cocaine import conspiracies, remain in Brooklyn detention awaiting trial after being seized in Caracas and transported to the US in January.
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