Federal judge awards $314 million to 3 Americans held and allegedly tortured in Venezuela
The judge found Maduro-led forces held the men as bargaining chips and cited torture claims under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
- A federal judge awarded $314 million to three Americans who were jailed and allegedly tortured by a criminal enterprise led by former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro before their release in a prisoner swap.
- In 2023, Maduro's government freed Jerrel Kenemore, Jason Saad, and Edgar Marval after months of imprisonment in exchange for Alex Saab, a businessman linked to Maduro and awaiting trial in the U.S.
- The three Americans sued Venezuelan officials, claiming they suffered physical and psychological torture causing ongoing trauma to them and their families.
- Judge Darrin P. Gayles issued a default judgment against Maduro, Saab, and other defendants for failing to respond to the lawsuit, calling the kidnappings crimes supporting Maduro's dictatorial rule.
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Federal judge awards $314 million to 3 Americans jailed and allegedly tortured in Venezuela
MIAMI — A federal judge has awarded $314 million in damages to three Americans who were jailed and allegedly tortured by what he called a “criminal enterprise” led by former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro before the men were freed in…
A federal judge in Miami ordered to pay $314 million in compensation to three U.S. citizens who were imprisoned in Venezuela, where they were tortured by the intelligence services before being released in 2023 as part of an exchange with Washington by the Colombian businessman and frontman of Nicolás Maduro, Alex Saab.
Federal judge awards $314 million to 3 Americans allegedly tourtured in Venezuelan ‘criminal enterprise’ led by Maduro
A federal judge has awarded $314 million in damages to three Americans who were jailed and allegedly tortured by what he called a “criminal enterprise” led by former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro before the men were freed in a swap for a close Maduro ally imprisoned in the U.S.
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Federal judge awards $314 million to 3 Americans held and allegedly tortured in Venezuela
A federal judge in Miami has awarded $314 million to three Americans jailed and allegedly tortured in Venezuela before being freed in a 2023 prisoner swap.
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