Maduro 'plundered' Venezuelan wealth in court battle over legal fees, US prosecutors argue
Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g8wxyq7v5o
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“US prosecutors argue Maduro 'plundered' Venezuelan wealth in court battle over legal fees”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify or refute claims about US prosecutors alleging Maduro plundered Venezuelan wealth
“A judge appeared sympathetic to legal arguments that Maduro and his wife should be allowed to use Venezuelan government money to fund their defence”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm judge's alleged sympathy toward using Venezuelan funds for legal defense
“Prosecutors argued Maduro 'plundered' Venezuela's wealth and should not be able to use its money for legal fees”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify prosecutors' arguments about Maduro's access to Venezuelan funds
“US forces seized Maduro and Flores from their compound in Caracas in a dramatic, night-time raid on 3 January”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm or deny US forces' seizure of Maduro and Flores on January 3
“Maduro and his wife sat quietly in court wearing green khaki prison jumpsuits”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify Maduro and Flores' attire during court appearances
“Maduro gave a speech claiming he had been kidnapped and was innocent during their first court appearance”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm Maduro's speech claiming kidnapping and innocence
“The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) initially granted a licence to allow Venezuelan government funds to pay legal fees but revoked it”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify OFAC's licensing decisions regarding Venezuelan funds
“Prosecutors claimed the Maduros have access to personal funds to pay for attorneys”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm prosecutors' claims about Maduro's access to personal funds
“Under US law, Maduro would be entitled to a court-appointed lawyer if unable to afford private counsel”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify legal entitlement to court-appointed counsel under US law
“Judge Hellerstein acknowledged the complexity of the case against Maduro, suggesting a public defender might struggle to provide adequate counsel”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm judge's comments about public defender capabilities
“Judge Hellerstein noted the US is now doing business with Venezuela, citing resumed diplomatic ties and the country's willingness to pay legal fees”
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“Prosecutors argued sanctions against Venezuela and Maduro's alleged plundering justify denying access to government funds”
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“President Donald Trump stated the US is considering bringing additional cases against Maduro”
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“No trial date has been set for Maduro and Flores”
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“President Trump asserted that Maduro would receive a fair trial”
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“Maduro and Flores have not applied for bail and have been held in Brooklyn's federal Metropolitan Detention Center”
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“Judge Hellerstein expressed uncertainty about resolving the dispute over legal fees, as Maduro's legal team sought to dismiss the case”
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“The US has charged Maduro with narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine-importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess such weapons”
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