# Maduro and Wife Face Torture Charges

> Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and wife charged with torture conspiracy in U.S. federal court.
- Title: Maduro and Wife Face Torture Charges · ABC7 New York
- Summary: Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and wife charged with torture conspiracy in U.S. federal court. Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores face new federal…
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- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/story/former-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-wife-face-new-charges-alleged-torture/19921698
- Published: 2026-10-08T16:21:00+00:00
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## New Charges Unsealed
Federal prosecutors in New York unsealed new charges against ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores for alleged torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons.

> Prosecutors allege Maduro "presided over this system of repression and torture."
## Torture Allegations
The indictment claims Maduro authorized torture against specific individuals and oversaw a system using torture, military detention, and violence against political opponents.

> When Maduro became President of Venezuela in or about 2013, he authorized the use of torture against specific individuals and oversaw a system designed to use torture, military detention, and violence as a means of repression against the political opposition
## Victim-8 Case
An American citizen identified as Victim-8 was allegedly tortured with electrocution, sexual assault, and pressure devices causing him to faint multiple times during transport.

> Venezuelan officers allegedly "electrocuted Victim-8's testicles and put a pressure device on his ankles, causing him to faint several times" during transport from the hospital to prison
## Victim-9 Case
Another American citizen, Victim-9, was beaten for two days causing permanent eye injury before being released on January 15, 2026, two weeks after Maduro's ouster.

> For two days they beat him with their fists to the face, head, and stomach approximately every half an hour. The beatings caused permanent injury to Victim-9's eye.
## Victim-7 Case
Victim-7 was detained in 2002 and tortured over two or three days including beatings, forced ingestion of noxious liquid, and electric shocks.

> Among other things, the officers punched him in the face and abdomen, covered his face and poured a noxious liquid over his face that caused him to vomit, which the officer then forced him to eat.
## Flores' Bail Request
Flores' defense attorney requested house arrest with private security to allow medical procedures, but federal prosecutors opposed her release citing witness testimony of torture involvement.

> Defense attorney Mark Donnelly said Flores needs a medical procedure and cannot recuperate in a jail cell.
## Next Steps
Maduro and Flores will be arraigned on the new charges after the judge denied their pretrial release on bail.

> Maduro and his wife will be arraigned on the new charges at a later date.
## Key takeaway

Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores face new federal charges for allegedly torturing American citizens in Venezuelan prisons.