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CBS News
· collected 2026-10-07 · by Jacob Rosen, Jennifer Jacobs, Sarah N. Lynch
Federal prosecutors are preparing to charge former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with torturing Americans held in Venezuelan prisons during Maduro's presidency. Multiple sources indicate that additional individuals involved in the wrongful detention of over a dozen U.S. citizens may also face charges, potentially as early as Thursday. This development comes alongside existing drug trafficking charges against Maduro, who is facing four counts including narco-terrorism and cocaine importation conspiracy.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
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Story summary
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are expected to face new criminal charges in the US over the alleged torture of Americans held in Venezuela, according to reports by multiple news outlets on October 7, 2023. The new charges could be announced as early as Thursday, with Flores due for a bond hearing that day in the Southern District of New York. Maduro and Flores were previously arrested by U.S. forces from their homes in Caracas on January 3, 2023, and brought to New York where they face drug trafficking charges related to importing "thousands of tons" of cocaine into the United States. Both have pleaded not guilty to these initial charges. The possibility of new charges was first reported by CNN.
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Federal prosecutors are expected to bring new charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, for allegedly torturing Americans who were held in Venezuelan prisons, according to multiple sources familiar with the case.
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who → expect → case
The sources said that additional people could be charged in their role for the torture of more than a dozen Americans who were wrongfully detained by the Venezuelan government while Maduro was in power.
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Maduro → say → power
One source said the new charges could be announced as soon as Thursday.
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charges → say → Thursday
Barry Pollack, an attorney for Maduro, told CBS News that he has not been provided any notice that additional charges could be coming.
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charges → tell → notice
Flores is due in federal court on Thursday in the Southern District of New York for a bond hearing, and a trial date has been tentatively set for June 2027.
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date → set → June
CNN was first to report the potential new charges.
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CNN → report → charges
A Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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spokesperson → respond → comment
Maduro and Flores were
on charges stemming from what prosecutors said was his role in a scheme to import "thousands of tons" of cocaine into the United States and enrich themselves, their family and senior members of the Venezuelan government.
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prosecutors → stem → government
They have pleaded not guilty.
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They → plead → ?
Prosecutors said Maduro was at the "forefront of the corruption" and say that he and his associates worked with drug traffickers and narco-terrorists to flood the U.S. with drugs.
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he → say → drugs
Maduro faces four charges: narco-terrorism conspiracy; cocaine importation conspiracy; possession of machineguns and destructive devices; and conspiracy to possess machineguns and destructive devices.
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Maduro → face → machineguns
The case against them was brought in the Southern District of New York, where Maduro and 14 others were first indicted in March 2020, during the first Trump administration.
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Maduro → bring → administration
Maduro and his wife have asked U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leaders of a foreign country.
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they → ask → country
The judge has not heard arguments on those motions yet.
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judge → hear → motions
In May, CBS News
that federal prosecutors in Miami were ordered to open a new criminal investigation into Maduro amid some concerns that the pending prosecution against him is weak.
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prosecution → order → him
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