Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and wife charged in U.S. over alleged torture
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters) - US prosecutors on Thursday charged ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiring to torture political opponents and American citizens, adding to the drug trafficking case the couple already faced. Separately, US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who is overseeing the case, denied a request by Flores to be released from jail due to health concerns ahead of a trial scheduled for next…
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