Maduro, Wife Indicted on Multiple Charges: What to Know

Four charges were filed against the Venezuelan leader, and his wife faces three.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro prepares to leave at the end of a press conference, days after he said Venezuela would deploy military, police and civilian defenses at 284 "battlefront" locations across the country, amid heightened tensions with the U.S., in Caracas, Venezuela, Sept. 15, 2025. Reuters/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were indicted in federal court shortly after their capture and extraction from Venezuela on Jan. 3, marking the latest milestone of developing legal and military action that began more than five years ago.

“Nicolas Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United States,” Bondi said on X.