Judge May Reconsider Dismissing Maduro’s Case Due to US Blocking His Legal Funds

While affirming that the right to present a defense is “paramount,” the judge refused to dismiss the case — for now. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein refused to dismiss drug trafficking charges against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores on March 26, even though the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control... Read more