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Oct 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Maduro and wife plead not guilty to torture charges
By The BriefBrief · Sources (7)
Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty Thursday to new U.S. charges accusing them of conspiring to commit torture. Maduro told a judge the allegations were false. The additional charges, brought Oct. 15, expanded the U.S. criminal case against them.
WHO: Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores
WHAT: Maduro and Flores pleaded not guilty to new U.S. conspiracy-to-commit-torture charges.
WHEN: Oct 15, 2026
WHERE: New York City, USA
WHY: The charges accuse them of conspiring to commit torture; prosecutors' reason for bringing the new charges was not stated.
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