THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Maduro Pleads Poverty in Battle Against U.S. Narco-Terrorism Charges.
Former Venezuelan narco-dictator Nicolás Maduro appeared in a New York courtroom on Thursday, where his attorney pushed a motion seeking to have the narco-terrorism and drug trafficking indictment against the South American Marxist autocrat dismissed over a geopolitical dispute regarding legal fees. The hearing marked the first court appearance for Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, since their arraignment in January following a U.S. military raid in Venezuela's capital of Caracas. The post Maduro Pleads Poverty in Battle Against U.S. Narco-Terrorism Charges. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Former Venezuelan narco-dictator Nicolás Maduro appeared in a New York courtroom, seeking to have his drug trafficking and narco-terrorism indictment dismissed over his alleged inability to afford an attorney. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nicolás Maduro, his wife Cilia Flores, federal agents, Senior U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein, prosecutor Kyle Wirshba, and U.S. military forces. WHEN & WHERE: The hearing occurred on Thursday in New York City. Maduro and his wife were captured during a U.S. military operation in January. KEY QUOTE: “If the purpose of the sanctions is because the defendants are plundering the wealth of Venezuela, it would undermine the sanctions to allow them access to the same funds now…Open