Jailed Cilia Flores Has ‘Very Delicate’ Heart Condition, Son Says
Her lawyers say a cardiac catheterization is needed after a 25-pound weight loss and worsening heart condition, while prosecutors oppose special treatment.
- On Thursday, District Judge Alvin Hellerstein scheduled a hearing to decide whether to release Cilia Flores from a Brooklyn jail, where her lawyers requested house arrest citing a worsening heart condition and 25-pound weight loss.
- Prosecutors argue that Flores refused diagnostic tests unless released, stating she "effectively created a medical hardship that she now relies on to seek release." The 69-year-old fears waking from anesthesia handcuffed to a bed or surrounded by inmates.
- Defense attorneys proposed moving Flores to a private home with 24-hour monitoring by security teams, but prosecutors rejected the plan as "an attempt to leverage her wealth to receive special treatment," citing denials for Sean "Diddy" Combs.
- Attorneys for Maduro and Flores filed motions claiming sovereign immunity, citing a 2024 Supreme Court ruling that granted Trump broad immunity and arguing their alleged actions constituted an "official act" as part of their government roles.
- The couple faces drug-trafficking and gun-running allegations, with legal challenges to the Justice Department's charges expected to continue; Judge Hellerstein is not expected to decide on immunity motions until next year, likely delaying any jury trial.
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The U.S. Federal Justice denied bail on Thursday for Celia Flores, the wife of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, who was removed from power, reports to the media.
A federal judge in New York, Alvin K. Hellerstein, rejected on Thursday the petition of Cilia Flores, wife of dictator Nicolás Maduro, to leave prison and remain under house arrest while awaiting trial in the United States. The magistrate concluded that there is a high risk of escape and considered insufficient the guarantees offered by the defense to ensure that Flores would remain at the disposal of Justice. Lawyers had proposed to transfer he…
The defense argued a deterioration in the heart health of the first lady of Venezuela at age 69, with episodes of chest pain, arrhythmias and a weight loss of more than 11 kilos since her abduction on January 3.
According to CNN, the judge denied the request made by the defense of the wife of the former Venezuelan dictator.
By Lauren Del Valle, CNN A federal judge in New York rejected a request for house arrest that would have allowed Cilia Flores, wife of Nicolás Maduro, to continue her pretrial detention in a private residence in the city. Flores' lawyers proposed that she wait for the trial in a private residence under GPS surveillance
Cedarnews.net. . Cilia Flores, wife of Venezuelan Nicolás Maduro, will continue to be detained in a U.S. prison after being denied freedom. The information disseminated does not specify the reasons for the decision or give more details about the process. Cedarnews . .
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