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Alvin Hellerstein, federal judge who handled cases on Trump, Maduro and 9/11, dies at 92

PBS NewsHour28 October 2026, 21:49 UTCVenezuela

Just two weeks ago, Hellerstein presided over the arraignment of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, on torture charges that were added to their ongoing narco-terrorism conspiracy case.

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