Maduro trial: ex-Venezuela first lady seeks release from US jail, citing heart problems2-MIN READ2-MIN4ListenPublished: 6:03am, 11 Sep 2026Venezuela’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 with a heart condition that has only got worse since she’s been in jail, her lawyers wrote in court papers filed on Wednesday.The lawyers, Mark Donnelly and Andres Sanchez, asked a judge to allow her to leave a Brooklyn federal jail for a home within the Manhattan federal court district where she and Maduro are scheduled to stand trial next June.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x1xAI-generated voice
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Maduro trial: ex-Venezuela first lady seeks release from US jail, citing heart problems
Cilia Flores, former first lady of Venezuela and wife of ex-President Nicolas Maduro, is seeking release from a Brooklyn federal jail while awaiting trial on US drug-trafficking charges. Her lawyers filed court papers on Wednesday, requesting that she be allowed to await trial under home confinement due to a worsening heart condition.
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Cilia Flores, former first lady of Venezuela and wife of ex-President Nicolas Maduro, is seeking release from a Brooklyn federal jail while awaiting trial on US drug-trafficking charges. Her lawyers filed court papers on Wednesday, requesting that she be allowed to await trial under home confinement due to a worsening heart condition. They argue she deserves this opportunity, especially as her health has deteriorated in jail. The legal team has asked a judge to permit her to leave jail for a residence within the Manhattan federal court district, where she and Maduro are scheduled to go to trial next June.
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Cilia Flores and Nicolas Maduro are scheduled to stand trial next June on US drug-trafficking charges.
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Flores' lawyers argue she deserves home confinement due to a worsening heart condition.
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Former Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores is seeking release from US jail while awaiting trial.
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