Source: United Press International
“Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores can pay their attorneys with money from the Venezuelan government, ending a monthlong legal standoff. Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys wrote a joint letter to Judge Alvin Hellerstein filed Friday night saying that the Department of Treasury would amend a license allowing payments to the Maduros’ lawyers without violating U.S. sanctions laws. … On March 26, Maduro’s attorney argued that the case against them should be dismissed because they were unable to pay their attorney fees. The sanctions disallowed them from accessing funds from the Venezuelan government. Prosecutors had argued that they could use personal funds, but the Maduros argued they didn’t have any.” (04/25/26)