US EditionUS will not allow Venezuelan government to pay Maduro's legal fees, lawyer says
- On Feb 25, U.S. authorities blocked Nicolás Maduro from receiving money to pay his lawyer in the New York drug‑trafficking case, a court filing said.
- On Feb 25, OFAC amended a license that initially allowed the Venezuelan government to pay Maduro's legal fees, Pollack said, blocking the payment hours later.
- Asserting a Sixth Amendment claim, Pollack said OFAC is interfering with Maduro's right to counsel and warned he will challenge it, noting Maduro cannot otherwise afford counsel.
- Both are due before a judge on March 26, and Pollack said Venezuelan law and custom mean Flores could still receive government funds, despite OFAC blocking Maduro's payments.
- U.S. special forces captured Maduro on Jan 3, and since then Delcy Rodríguez has been running Venezuela while the U.S. Treasury Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Maduro lawyer says US blocking Venezuela from funding defense
Former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s lawyer said the Trump administration is blocking Venezuela’s government from paying for his legal defense as the former leader faces sweeping drug trafficking charges in a federal court. According to the letter sent by Maduro’s lawyer, Barry Pollack, to a Manhattan federal judge, the Treasury Department initially authorized Venezuela to cover Maduro’s legal fees but reversed course days later without a…
Barry Pollack, the principal lawyer of Nicolás Maduro, accused the United States of blocking his OFAC license, which prevents the Venezuelan government from paying for his defense services. “The lawyer would need to obtain a license from OFAC to represent Mr. Maduro and receive payment of fees and costs associated with that representation.”Barry PollackIn a letter addressed to Judge Alvin Hellerstein, Maduro’s lawyer denounced that the Treasury’…
Trump administration blocks Venezuela from paying Maduro's legal bills amid federal charges
The Trump administration has moved to block the Venezuelan government from covering the legal expenses of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as he fights federal drug trafficking and weapons charges in New York, according to a court filing from his attorney.Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty in federal court in New York on Jan. 5 to drug trafficking and weapons charges, days after American forces captured them at the p…
Maduro's Attorney Claims that the u.s. Treasury Department Interferes with His Payment as a Defender
Counsel Barry Pollack explained that OFAC allowed the Venezuelan government to assume the costs of its defense, but then modified the license related to its representation.
By María Santana and Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español. Barry J. Pollack, the lawyer for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, accused the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of obstructing his client's defense by refusing to grant a license that would allow the Venezuelan government to pay for these legal services. In a letter sent to Judge Alvin K.
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