2026-04-25T13:30:56.772Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：卡拉·斯坎内尔
更新于美国东部时间2026年4月25日上午10:31
发布于美国东部时间2026年4月25日上午9:30
2026年1月5日，纽约市，被罢免的委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗在武装联邦特工押送下，于曼哈顿直升机坪下机后戴着手铐，被押上装甲车前往曼哈顿一家法院。
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美国已同意允许委内瑞拉政府为被罢免的总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗筹集辩护资金，这场持续数周、给该案蒙上阴影的法律对峙就此结束。
联邦检察官和马杜罗的律师在周五深夜提交给负责审理该案的法官的联合信函中表示，美国财政部已同意修改一项许可证，允许向马杜罗及其同样面临刑事指控的妻子的律师支付费用，且不会违反美国制裁法。马杜罗及其妻子对毒品和武器指控拒不认罪。
“修改后的许可证授权辩护律师在特定条件下从委内瑞拉政府获得付款，”检察官和辩护律师告诉法官，付款将使用“2026年3月5日之后委内瑞拉政府可动用的资金”支付。
马杜罗夫妇和委内瑞拉政府均受到美国制裁，因此任何试图从他们处获取付款的机构都需要获得美国财政部外国资产控制办公室（OFAC）的许可证，以免违反美国制裁法。
上月末，尼古拉斯·马杜罗的律师巴里·波拉克表示，外国资产控制办公室曾批准后又撤销了一项允许委内瑞拉政府支付其律师费的许可证。
检察官称这是一起“行政失误”，马杜罗夫妇可以动用他们在委内瑞拉的个人资金支付法律费用，但波拉克辩称，撤销许可证侵犯了马杜罗为指控进行辩护的宪法权利。据波拉克透露，马杜罗夫妇曾作证称他们没有可用的个人资金支付律师费。
马杜罗的律师此前曾要求法官驳回起诉书，称美国政府阻碍了他们针对一起恐怖主义贩毒共谋案的刑事指控进行辩护的能力。
在上月的一场听证会上，检察官指控马杜罗夫妇“掠夺委内瑞拉的财富”，并表示美国政府应有能力“利用制裁影响外交政策”。
“这就是制裁的目的，也是限制资金获取的合理理由，”检察官说道，“法官大人您也知道，这一目的早于本案的刑事诉讼程序。”
阿尔文·赫勒斯坦法官对政府的立场表示怀疑，称马杜罗及其妻子目前处于联邦羁押状态，他不认为两人构成任何威胁。
检察官表示，马杜罗夫妇的律师已撤回了他们的法律挑战。
马杜罗夫妇目前被关押在布鲁克林的大都会拘留中心。
波拉克曾表示，他将对马杜罗被捕的合法性提出质疑，并辩称马杜罗享有起诉豁免权，因为所指控的非法行为发生在其担任总统期间。
马杜罗于2013年首次当选委内瑞拉总统。但自2019年以来，美国政府和其他数十个国家均不承认他是委内瑞拉的合法领导人。
今年3月，特朗普政府承认马杜罗的前副手德尔西·罗德里格斯为委内瑞拉领导人。
这是突发新闻，将随时补充最新信息。
US agrees Venezuelan government can pay Maduro’s legal fees, ending weekslong standoff
2026-04-25T13:30:56.772Z / CNN
By Kara Scannell
Updated Apr 25, 2026, 10:31 AM ET
PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2026, 9:30 AM ET
Nicolas Maduro is seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed federal agents, as they make their way into an armored car en route to a courthouse in Manhattan on January 5, 2026, in New York City.
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The US has agreed to allow the Venezuelan government to fund the defense of ousted President Nicolás Maduro, ending a legal standoff that has clouded the case for weeks.
Federal prosecutors and attorneys for the Maduros informed the judge overseeing the case in a joint letter filed late Friday night that the Treasury Department agreed to amend a license allowing for payments to attorneys for Maduro and his wife, who is also facing criminal charges, without violating US sanctions laws. Maduro and his wife have pleaded not guilty to drug and weapons charges.
“The amended licenses authorize defense counsel to receive payments from the Government of Venezuela under certain conditions,” prosecutors and lawyers for the defense told the judge, so that the payments are made with money “available to the Government of Venezuela after March 5, 2026.”
The Maduros and Venezuelan government are both sanctioned by the US, so anybody seeking payment from them needs to obtain a license from the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control to avoid violating US sanctions laws.
Late last month, Nicolás Maduro’s attorney, Barry Pollack, said the OFAC granted and then revoked a license allowing the Venezuelan government to pay his legal fees.
Prosecutors said it was an “administrative error” and the Maduros could access their personal funds in Venezuela to cover their legal expenses, but Pollack argued the reversal violated Maduro’s constitutional right to defend against the charges. The Maduros had testified they do not have their own funds available to pay the legal fees, per Pollack.
Lawyers for the Maduros previously asked the judge to dismiss the indictment, saying the US government was hindering their ability to defense against criminal charges related to a narco-terrorism conspiracy scheme.
During a hearing last month, prosecutors accused the Maduros of “plundering the wealth of Venezuela” and said the government should have the ability to “use sanctions to influence foreign policy.”
“That is the purpose of the sanctions and a justifiable reason for limiting access to funds,” the attorney said. “As your honor knows, that purpose predated the criminal case here.”
Judge Alvin Hellerstein was skeptical of the government’s position, saying Maduro and his wife were in federal custody and he didn’t believe they posed any threat.
Prosecutors said the Maduros’ attorneys have dropped their legal challenge.
The Maduros are being held in federal custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
Pollack has signaled that he will challenge the legality of Maduro’s arrest and argues he is immune from prosecution because the alleged illegal conduct occurred while he was president.
Maduro was first elected president of Venezuela in 2013. But the US government, along with dozens of other countries, has not recognized him as the legitimate leader of Venezuela since 2019.
In March, the Trump administration recognized Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro’s former deputy, as the leader of Venezuela.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated with additional information.
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