Barry Pollack represented Nicolás Maduro in court on Monday. Another attorney, Bruce Fein, says he's also the Venezuelan politician's lawyer.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is expected to argue that his leadership role shields him from prosecution in the U.S.

Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, can reasonably expect two things to happen as they get accustomed to their new day-to-day life at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York: They will be uncomfortable and kept out of harm’s way.

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty in federal court Jan. 5 to charges that he led a narco-terrorism conspiracy.

Now begins what could be a lengthy legal process of pretrial motions, potential plea negotiations and possibly a jury trial of the authoritarian leader who ruled Venezuela for more than a decade.

The U.S. military used the jet for jamming and spoofing Venezuela’s air defense. It is a key tool in the Pentagon’s renewed focus on electronic warfare.

A superseding indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York accuses Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and others of narcoterrorism and related charges.

Nicolas Maduro arrested on federal narcotics trafficking charges as Venezuelan President allegedly led "Cartel of the Suns" cocaine network, prosecutors say.