Maduro and Wife Pled Not Guilty Now Jan 30 Consular Visit Disclosed by US on Feb 17

Maduro and Wife Pled Not Guilty Now Jan 30 Consular Visit Disclosed by US on Feb 17 By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, Feb 17 – First Cliver Antonio Alcala Cordones was charged as part of a wide indictment of the Venezuelan "Cartel de Los Soles" and Colombia's FARC.  Then El Pollo, brought to New York on July 20, 2023, see below. On January 3, 2026 Nicolas Maduro and his wife were taken out of Venezuela and flown into Stewart International Airport in New York. A crowd gathered on Worth Street, celebrating the arrest. From the UN, different sounds (although no one knew where UNSG Antonio Guterres was). On January 5 Inner City Press live tweeted the not guilty pleas and more, here Maduro said he is head of state, motions are expected. Cilia Flores has bruised ribs, her retained lawyer said. Next is March 17. More on Jan 6 on X for Subscribers here and Substack here On February 2 the US Attorney's Office wrote in without explaining, "The adjournment is necessary to avoid scheduling and logistical issues in connection with the current March 17 date." Maduro's next conference was moved to March 26 at 11 am. On February 17, the US Attorney's Office belatedly wrote in that the duo had a consular visit with a Venezuelan representative.   Back on June 7, 2021 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein held a proceeding. Inner City Press live tweeted it... On April 8, Alcala spoke against Maduro, after which Judge Hellerstein sentenced him to 260 months. Thread here On June 25 El Pollo pled guilty, and the trial was canceled: "former Venezuelan general HUGO ARMANDO CARVAJAL BARRIOS, a/k/a “El Pollo,” pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein to conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States, engaging in narco-terrorism for the benefit of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (the “FARC”), and related weapons offenses." On November 4 the US Attorney's Office wrote in seeking to push sentencing back to late January 2026 to allow for a Fatico hearing, as the defense is contesting "nearly the entirety of the offense level calculations." On November 5, " Sentencing is adjourned to Jan. 12, 2026, 10:30 a.m., and day to day thereafter until concluded., as to Hugo Armando Carvajal-Barrios. ( Sentencing set for 1/12/2026 at 10:30 AM before Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein. )(Signed by Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein on 11/5/2025) More details on X for Subscribers here and Substack (with Spanish) here The case is US v. Carvajal Barrios, et al., 11-cr-205 (Hellerstein) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com SDNY Press Room 500 Pearl Street, NY NY 10007 USA Mail: Box130222 NY NY 10013 Reporter's mobile (and weekends): 718-716-3540 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2025 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com