Judge in Maduro Case, Alvin Hellerstein, Dies at 92
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who was presiding over the U.S. prosecution of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, has died at 92, the federal court in Manhattan confirmed Wednesday. A new judge will be randomly assigned to the Maduro case and his other matters, the court said. Appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1998, Hellerstein also oversaw litigation over the Sept. 11 attacks and the Archegos fraud trial of Bill Hwang.
What’s confirmed
- U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who was presiding over the U.S. prosecution of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, has died at 92, the federal court in Manhattan confirmed Wednesday.
- A new judge will be randomly assigned to the Maduro case and his other matters, the court said.
- Appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1998, Hellerstein also oversaw litigation over the Sept. 11 attacks and the Archegos fraud trial of Bill Hwang.
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