Ex-Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores seeks release from jail, citing heart ailment
Her lawyers say she needs cardiac treatment and recovery time, while prosecutors oppose release and the judge has not ruled.
- In a 23-page filing submitted this week, Flores asked District Judge Alvin Hellerstein to release her from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to undergo cardiac treatment while awaiting trial under restrictive home confinement.
- Since her Jan. 3 capture in Caracas, Flores has suffered worsening health, with the defense claiming she lost more than 24 pounds and two teeth while sleeping only three to four hours each night in federal custody.
- Attorneys proposed 24 hours of armed surveillance, GPS monitoring, and cameras to address flight-risk concerns, while Flores reports symptoms including intense chest pressure lasting approximately 30 minutes on July 29 that eventually subsided without medication.
- Federal prosecutors oppose the release plan, leaving Flores in Brooklyn custody until Judge Hellerstein rules on the motion, which includes her consent to guards using force as a last resort to prevent escape.
- Maduro and Flores are scheduled to stand trial in Manhattan on June 1, 2027, on federal drug trafficking and weapons charges to which both defendants have pleaded not guilty.
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The wife of disembarked Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was detained in the United States, has filed for release for medical reasons. Cecilia Flores suffers from severe heart problems, her lawyer Mark Donnelly explained in a court document dated Wednesday.
Cecilia Flores pleads for house arrest with shackle. As a reason, the wife of the disempowered Venezuelan president states health circumstances.
A serious heart condition is now causing Nicolás Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, to request to be released from prison while she awaits her trial.
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NettavisenThe wife of Venezuela's ousted President Nicolás Maduro is requesting to be released from prison in New York and instead be placed under house arrest.
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