US judge handling Maduro’s drug trafficking case dies at 92
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Key context: <img width="939" height="527" src="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/Alvin%20Hellerstein.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Alvin Hellerstein" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/Alvin%20Hellerstein.jpeg 939w" sizes="(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px" /><p>Alvin Hellerstein, the United States federal judge overseeing the drug trafficking case against deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, has died at the age of 92, an official confirmed on Wednesday. Hellerstein was among the oldest serving federal judges in the US, prompting questions about his ability to preside over what could be a lengthy trial […]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/28/us-judge-handling-maduros-drug-trafficking-case-dies-at-92/">US judge handling Maduro’s drug trafficking case dies at 92</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Alvin Hellerstein, the United States federal judge overseeing the drug trafficking case against deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, has died at the age of 92, an official confirmed on Wednesday. Hellerstein was among the oldest serving federal judges in the US, prompting questions about his ability to preside over what could be a lengthy trial […] US judge handling Maduro’s drug trafficking case dies at 92
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