Venezuela president Maduro's nephews negotiate deal to plead guilty for drug trafficking
Source: El Nuevo Herald
Sobrinos de Maduro negocian acuerdo para declararse culpables de narcotráfico
Los sobrinos del gobernante venezolano Nicolás Maduro que fueron arrestados por la agencia antidroga (DEA) por intentar vender 800 kilos de cocaína están negociando un acuerdo con la fiscalía federal del Distrito Sur de Nueva York, en la que se comprometerían a brindar más detalles sobre los vínculos del chavismo con el narcotráfico.
Fuentes familiarizadas con la situación dijeron a el Nuevo Herald que los acusados solicitaron una nueva postergación de dos semanas de la próxima audiencia ante la corte, donde Efraín Antonio Campo Flores y Francisco Flores de Freitas —sobrinos de la primera dama, Cilia Flores— deberán declararse culpables o inocentes.
Según las fuentes, la postergación de la audiencia fue solicitada para terminar de negociar con la fiscalía la admisión de culpabilidad, que vendría acompañada por la disposición de los acusados de brindar detalles y testimonios sobre la operación de narcotráfico a la que pertenecían, a cambio de que la fiscalía le recomiende al juez dictar una pena substancialmente inferior a la que les correspondería de ser declarados culpables en un juicio.
El juez autorizó la postergación y la audiencia quedó fijada para el jueves 17 de diciembre, según documentos de la corte.
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TRANSLATION:
The nephews of the Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro who were arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for trying to sell 800 kilos of cocaine are negotiating an agreement with federal prosecutors of the Southern District of New York, which would commit to providing more details on the chavista ties to drug trafficking.
Sources familiar with the situation told the Herald that the defendants requested a new two-week postponement of the next court hearing, where Efrain Flores and Francisco Campo Antonio Flores de Freitas - nephews of Venezuelan first lady, Cilia Flores - will be declared guilty or innocent.
According to sources, the postponement of the hearing was requested to finish negotiating with the prosecutors the defendants' admission of guilt, which would be accompanied by the provision of the accused to provide details and evidence on the operation of drug trafficking to which they belonged, and the prosecutor will recommend to the judge that a sentence be issued which is substantially lower than what would correspond if convicted at trial.
The judge approved the postponement and the hearing was set for Thursday, December 17, according to court documents.
Wonder what big secrets these boys are ready to spill. It's all the more confirmed that they were in this business considering that Maduro and his "first combatant" have not said a single word regarding this case. It's almost like they do not even wish to acknowledge that these boys are their relatives. Chavismo is crumbling down under its own pathetic incompetence and rampant corruption. We'll see what happens after they lose miserably in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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