The U.S. cases, filing by filing

Tocorón Watch

Named after Tocorón, the Venezuelan prison. Every new filing in the U.S. cases against Venezuela's rulers and their circle, explained in plain words the day it reaches the court, with the original document.

All cases20 filings Nicolás Maduro11 filings · latest September 23, 2026 Cilia Flores15 filings · latest September 23, 2026 Hugo "El Pollo" Carvajal0 filings Alex Saab5 filings · latest September 16, 2026 Diosdado Cabello0 filings Vladimir Padrino López0 filings

Key filingFiled September 23, 2026 Prosecutors oppose Cilia Flores's bid for house arrest release
Cilia Flores · Nicolás Maduro
Filed September 22, 2026 Judge issues protective order for handling evidence in Maduro case
Nicolás Maduro · Cilia Flores
Key filingFiled September 16, 2026 Court sets January 20, 2027 sentencing date for Alex Saab
Alex Saab
Key filingFiled September 15, 2026 Factual proffer detailing Saab's CLAP bribery scheme is filed with the court
Alex Saab
Key filingFiled September 15, 2026 Alex Saab's signed plea agreement is filed in court
Alex Saab
Key filingFiled September 15, 2026 Alex Saab pleads guilty to Count 1 at change of plea hearing
Alex Saab
Key filingFiled September 14, 2026 Court sets change-of-plea hearing for Alex Saab, cancels jury trial
Alex Saab
Filed September 10, 2026 Judge allows Cilia Flores's medical records to remain sealed
Cilia Flores
ImportantFiled September 9, 2026 Cilia Flores's defense asks judge to seal her medical records
Cilia Flores
ImportantFiled September 9, 2026 Cilia Flores's lawyers seek home confinement, citing heart condition
Cilia Flores
Key filingFiled September 9, 2026 Cilia Flores's defense formally files motion seeking release under conditions
Cilia Flores
Key filingFiled July 22, 2026 Judge sets June 1, 2027 trial date for Maduro and Cilia Flores
Nicolás Maduro · Cilia Flores
Filed June 16, 2026 Judge approves moving Maduro and Cilia Flores hearing to July 22
Nicolás Maduro · Cilia Flores
Filed June 15, 2026 Prosecutors ask to move Maduro and Cilia Flores hearing to July 22
Nicolás Maduro · Cilia Flores
ImportantFiled May 4, 2026 Judge lets Maduro and Flores withdraw motions to dismiss for now
Nicolás Maduro · Cilia Flores
ImportantFiled May 1, 2026 Maduro and Cilia Flores consent to pausing the speedy-trial clock
Nicolás Maduro · Cilia Flores
Filed April 27, 2026 Judge accepts proceeding under OFAC's modified licenses
Nicolás Maduro · Cilia Flores
ImportantFiled April 24, 2026 Maduro and Flores withdraw motions to dismiss after amended OFAC licenses
Nicolás Maduro · Cilia Flores
ImportantFiled April 15, 2026 Judge signs protective order on evidence in the Maduro case
Nicolás Maduro · Cilia Flores
Filed April 7, 2026 Prosecutors file revised proposed protective order on evidence
Nicolás Maduro · Cilia Flores

The court file, read

What the indictments and the plea say, what changed between versions and what went unanswered.

Next dates full calendar →

30SepDefense reply on house arrest due
8OctHearing on Cilia Flores's request for house arrest
17NovNext hearing in the Maduro case
20JanAlex Saab sentencing
1JunTrial of Maduro and Cilia Flores begins

The cases at a glance

Nicolás Maduro · Cilia Flores · Hugo "El Pollo" Carvajal · Diosdado Cabello
Judge: Alvin K. Hellerstein · who he is
Next date: September 30, 2026 · Defense reply on house arrest due; The case: court, lawyers, status →

Alex Saab
Judge: Kathleen M. Williams
Next date: January 20, 2027 · Alex Saab sentencing; The case: court, lawyers, status →

Alex Saab
Judge: Robert N. Scola Jr.; The case: court, lawyers, status →

Vladimir Padrino López: The case: court, lawyers, status →

The people in these cases

Nicolás Maduro · where they are, timeline
Cilia Flores · where they are, timeline
Hugo "El Pollo" Carvajal · where they are, timeline
Alex Saab · where they are, timeline
Diosdado Cabello · where they are, timeline
Vladimir Padrino López · where they are, timeline

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