92-year-old US judge handling Maduro case dies
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October 28, 2026
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Alvin Hellerstein, the United States (US) judge overseeing the case against deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, has died aged 92, an official said Wednesday.
As one of the oldest US federal judges, questions had been raised about whether he was the right justice to preside over what could be a prolonged trial for Maduro on drug trafficking charges.
Hellerstein’s lengthy career included overseeing the civil cases arising from Al-Qaeda’s September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, often rejecting deals he saw as unfair to complainants.
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