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Maduro, Cilia Flores received Venezuelan consular visit, prosecutors confirm
On February 17, 2026, prosecutors and defense counsel jointly informed Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein that on January 30, 2026, Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores had a consular visit with an official representing the Republic of Venezuela, complying with the order the judge gave at their January 5, 2026 presentment and arraignment.
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan) · case 1:11-cr-00205
- Judge
- Alvin K. Hellerstein · who he is
- Prosecution
- U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York (U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton)
- Defense
- Barry Pollack (Maduro) · Mark Donnelly (Cilia Flores)
- Next date
- September 30, 2026 · Defense reply on house arrest due
- Where it stands
- Maduro and Cilia Flores held at MDC Brooklyn since January 2026; both pleaded not guilty. Trial set for June 1, 2027. Hugo Carvajal pleaded guilty (June 2025) and awaits sentencing. Diosdado Cabello is charged but not in custody.
What it means
This confirms compliance with the court's order to ensure the defendants' access to consular services from their home country, a matter tied to their conditions of detention, not to the merits of the charges against them.
What happens next
The docket does not list a next date tied to this filing; Maduro's next scheduled hearing is November 17, 2026.
In the document's own words
“on January 30, 2026, the defendants had a consular visit with an official representing the Republic of Venezuela, to help facilitate the defendants' access to any needed services”
How the court describes it (original, English)
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