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Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is returning to federal court to face torture allegations

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 15). Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is returning to federal court to face torture allegations. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/ex-venezuelan-president-nicol-s-maduro-is-returning-to-federal-court-to-face-torture-allegations/article_b7cf8fbe-b618-513d-86fd-cf4e00059ed8.html

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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are set to appear in a New York federal court on Thursday, facing additional charges related to leading a campaign of state-sponsored torture against numerous victims, including three Americans. The couple were previously indicted for drug trafficking and were apprehended by U.S. military forces during a raid in January at their home in Caracas. They are expected to enter pleas of not guilty to these new allegations.

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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, returned to Manhattan federal court on Thursday, October 15, 2026, to face an updated indictment. The new charges accuse them of leading a state-sponsored campaign of repression that involved the torture of numerous victims, including three Americans. This revised indictment was added to an earlier drug trafficking case against both Maduro and Flores. They were captured in Caracas during a nighttime raid by the U.S. military in January 2026. The couple is expected to plead not guilty to these new charges.

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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife return Thursday to a New York courtroom to face a rewritten indictment accusing them of leading a state-sponsored campaign of repression that tortured scores of victims, including three Americans.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife return Thursday to a New York courtroom to face a rewritten indictment accusing them of leading a state-sponsored campaign of repression that tortured scores of victims, including three Americans. asserted

that → return → Americans

Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were expected to plead not guilty in Manhattan federal court to charges added to a drug trafficking indictment brought months earlier against the two. asserted

Maduro → expect → two

They were seized from their Caracas home by the U.S. military in a nighttime raid in January. asserted

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Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is returning to federal court to face torture allegations

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