BREAKINGVENEZUELA TODAYVente Venezuela protests in Caracas for María Corina Machado's return as Delcy Rodríguez promises elections with no dateVENEZUELA TODAYProsecutors oppose Cilia Flores's bid for house arrestTOCORÓN WATCHProsecutors oppose Cilia Flores's bid for house arrest releaseTOCORÓN WATCHJudge issues protective order for handling evidence in Maduro case
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The U.S. cases, filing by filing

Tocorón Watch

Named after Tocorón, the Venezuelan prison. Every new filing in the U.S. cases against Venezuela's rulers and their circle, explained in plain words the day it reaches the court, with the original document.

All cases20 filings Nicolás Maduro11 filings · latest September 23, 2026Cilia Flores15 filings · latest September 23, 2026Hugo "El Pollo" Carvajal0 filingsAlex Saab5 filings · latest September 16, 2026Diosdado Cabello0 filingsVladimir Padrino López0 filings

Cilia Flores in court

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.

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