A federal judge in New York has refused to dismiss charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, but has blocked the defense's request for funding.

<p> <img alt="The defense had requested dismissal in February after the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) denied the defendants a license to pay their lawyers with Venezuelan government funds" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/109595/100x80/im-05910487.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein rejected on Thursday the defense's motion to dismiss the charges against...