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United States v. Maduro Moros et al. · S.D.N.Y. No. 1:11-cr-00205

Cilia Flores asks to join Maduro's motion to dismiss the indictment

ImportantFiled in court on March 3, 2026 · Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein
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The defense for Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro filed a motion before Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein asking to join co-defendant Nicolás Maduro Moros's motion to dismiss the Fourth Superseding Indictment, and asked the court to issue an order dismissing the indictment against her as well. The filing states it is accompanied by a memorandum of law and sworn declarations, including OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) licenses and an email from that office, filed in support.

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

The motion states that if the dismissal request is denied, Flores de Maduro's lawyers will seek leave to withdraw as her counsel under Local Rule 1.4, which could leave her without the counsel she chose. The memorandum of law that would contain the underlying arguments, along with the declarations and OFAC licenses referenced, are not part of this three-page filing, which is only the formal notice of the motion.

In the document's own words

“to allow her to join co-defendant Nicolás Maduro Moros's Motion to Dismiss the Fourth Superseding Indictment, and pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12(b), issue an order dismissing the indictment against her”
Page 1 — This is the core request of the motion: to join Maduro's dismissal motion and have the indictment against Flores dismissed too.
“In the alternative, to the extent that this Court denies the Motion to Dismiss, counsel for Ms. Flores de Maduro seeks leave to withdraw pursuant to Local Rule 1.4.”
Page 1 — Shows the alternative request: if dismissal is denied, her attorneys would seek to stop representing her.
“Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion of Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro to Join Co-defendant Nicolás Maduro Moros's Motion to Dismiss the Indictment”
Page 2 — This is the title of the memorandum of law accompanying this motion, though its content is not in this document.
This summary (PDF) The court document (PDF) Spanish translation coming soon
How the court describes it (original, English)
MOTION to Dismiss the Fourth Superseding Indictment. Document filed by Cilia Adela Flores De Maduro. (Donnelly, Mark) (Entered: 03/03/2026)

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