Ex-Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores seeks release from jail, citing heart ailment
Her lawyers say she needs cardiac treatment and recovery time, while prosecutors oppose release and the judge has not ruled.
- In a 23-page filing submitted this week, Flores asked District Judge Alvin Hellerstein to release her from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to undergo cardiac treatment while awaiting trial under restrictive home confinement.
- Since her Jan. 3 capture in Caracas, Flores has suffered worsening health, with the defense claiming she lost more than 24 pounds and two teeth while sleeping only three to four hours each night in federal custody.
- Attorneys proposed 24 hours of armed surveillance, GPS monitoring, and cameras to address flight-risk concerns, while Flores reports symptoms including intense chest pressure lasting approximately 30 minutes on July 29 that eventually subsided without medication.
- Federal prosecutors oppose the release plan, leaving Flores in Brooklyn custody until Judge Hellerstein rules on the motion, which includes her consent to guards using force as a last resort to prevent escape.
- Maduro and Flores are scheduled to stand trial in Manhattan on June 1, 2027, on federal drug trafficking and weapons charges to which both defendants have pleaded not guilty.
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Venezuelan Ex-First Lady Cilia Flores Seeks Release From NYC Jail Over Heart Condition
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Cilia Flores de Maduro, the former first lady of Venezuela, has filed a federal request to be transferred from a prison in New York to house arrest. The 69-year-old Flores states that her health has seriously deteriorated since her detention in the United States and that she requires urgent medical care and rehabilitation that the detention center cannot provide.
The wife of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Cilia Flores, imprisoned in the United States and charged with drug trafficking, asked to be placed in detention at home, invoking heart problems and the need for medical investigations, according to AFP and News.ro.
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