Wife of Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Seeks Release From US Jail
Her lawyers say she has lost 25 pounds and may need heart surgery, while prosecutors call her a flight risk and danger to the public.
- On Thursday, lawyers for Cilia Flores will urge a judge to grant her house arrest, citing deteriorating health while she remains jailed in New York. Flores, 69, faces potential life imprisonment on conspiracy charges.
- Both Flores and her husband, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, have pleaded not guilty to cocaine conspiracy charges first brought six years ago. American forces captured the couple in a January raid at their Caracas home.
- While imprisoned at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, Flores has lost 25 pounds and suffers from "lingering lightheadedness, dizziness and shortness of breath," lawyers state. They also allege she was "thrown against a wall or dresser" during her capture.
- Prosecutors opposed the bail request, writing that Flores poses an "extreme risk of flight and danger to the public" if released. Her lawyers maintain she is "intent on supporting her husband with her constant presence."
- The President Donald Trump administration defended the raid as a "surgical law enforcement operation," while Maduro has characterized his capture as a kidnapping and himself as a prisoner of war.
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Maduro's wife seeks house arrest in New York, cites worsening heart problems
Cilia Flores returned to a New York court seeking release to house arrest over serious heart concerns. The plea sharpens scrutiny of her detention as prosecutors insist she remains a flight and public safety risk.
The wife of U.S. President Nicholas Maduro Celia Flores suffered a heart attack in a U.S. prison, reported by Associated Press with reference to Flores' lawyers.
Cilia Flores, wife of Venezuela's Maduro, to press for release from US jail
NEW YORK, Oct 8 - Cilia Flores, the wife of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is expected to appear in a US court on Thursday to urge a federal judge to release her from jail for health reasons while she awaits her drug trafficking trial next year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The wife of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro Celia Flores may have suffered a heart attack while in U.S. custody and lost more than 11 kg of weight, told her lawyers. "In the words of the lawyers, Flores lost 25 pounds (11.3 kg) and the doctors said she might need heart surgery. She also may have suffered a slight heart attack in July," RIA News refers to Associated Press. Advocates also drew attention to the appearance of scars on a woman a…
Wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro seeks release from US j
NEW YORK (AP) — The wife of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was set to be back in court Thursday, where her lawyers will urge a judge to free her from jail and put her under house
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