Nicolás Maduro Case Takes Unexpected Turn As Longtime Prosecutor Leaves Ahead of 2027 Trial
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Nicolás Maduro Case Takes Unexpected Turn As Longtime Prosecutor Leaves Ahead of 2027 Trial
A veteran federal prosecutor who has worked on the U.S. criminal case against Nicolás Maduro since its earliest stages has left the Southern District of New York, less than nine months before the Venezuelan leader is scheduled to stand trial on sweeping narcotics and weapons charges.
Senior US Prosecutor Leaves Case Against Kidnapped President Maduro and Cilia Flores
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Jason A. Richman, a senior US federal prosecutor who led the case against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady and National Assembly Deputy Cilia Flores, has left the New York prosecutor’s office. His departure comes as the defense challenges Washington’s authority to prosecute the Venezuelan head of state, […]
The resignation of the federal prosecutor, with more than a decade in office, occurs at a key moment: less than nine months after the oral trial and when the defense of President Maduro and Cilia Flores has questioned the legality of the process.
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El CarabobeñoAccording to the court document, Richman “will no longer be employed by the U.S. Attorney's Office as of September 25th.”
Jason A. Richman, U.S. Deputy Attorney in the Southern District of New York, left his post and asked to withdraw from the criminal proceedings against Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores. Richman, who was also co-head of the National Security Unit, reported his decision in a letter addressed to Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein. LEA [...] The entry resigned federal prosecutor who was handling the case against Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores in New York was…
Drafting (ALN).- The co-head of National Security of the Federal Attorney General's Office of the Southern District of New York (SDNY), Jason Richman, ceased his duties in the office on September 25, 2026. The information was made known through a paper presented by Manhattan's federal prosecutor, Jamie McDonald, before [...] The entry What is known about the resignation one of the key prosecutors in the U.S. case against Maduro was first publish…
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