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Ex-Venezuela First Lady Seeks Jail Release Citing Health Issues

Cilia Flores, wife of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, has requested release from a Brooklyn federal jail to await trial on drug-trafficking charges. Her legal team cited a worsening heart condition and proposed home confinement with 24-hour surveillance, court-approved visitors, and monitored communications. Flores and Maduro were apprehended by U.S. forces in Caracas and brought to New York City for their trial, scheduled for next June. AI

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Ex-Venezuela First Lady Seeks Jail Release Citing Health Issues

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Maduro trial: ex-Venezuela first lady seeks release from US jail, citing heart problems

    Venezuela’s former first lady wants to be let out of jail while she and her husband await trial on US drug-trafficking charges. Cilia Flores, the wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, “deserves the opportunity to await her trial while on home confinement” while dealing …