Cilia Flores, the former first lady of Venezuela and wife of ex-president Nicolás Maduro, sought release from U.S. jail on September 10 while awaiting trial on drug trafficking charges, citing heart ailments. She and her husband face prosecution in American courts.
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Ex-Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores seeks release from jail, citing heart ailment AP News
Venezuela’s former first lady wants to be let out of jail while she and her husband await trial on U.S. drug trafficking charges.
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 with a heart condition that has only got worse since she’s been in jail, her lawyers wrote in court papers filed on Wedn