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United States of America v. Campo and Flores

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agent admitting he had never heard of a similar actions by supposed drug traffickers before. Gonzalez did state, however, that "the men were arrested for conspiracy beforehand because they were requesting payment in advance, which the DEA was not going to provide", stating that recordings provided by the informants had provided sufficient information and that Campo was willing to work with prosecutors to investigate money laundering allegations.
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relationship with senior members of the Venezuelan government", he thought that they "were potential targets for an extortionate scheme or other violent attempt at retribution against family and country". Campo stated that while being transited to New York, he was questioned before being handed a Miranda form, though he also answered questions after signing the form as well.
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I've done this since I was 18". The arrested informant who was drug trafficking while working for the DEA, Jose Santos Peña, explained how he had recorded the nephews. In a video presented "members of the jury could hear Campo snapping on latex gloves, which, Santos said, the defendant put on before handling a white powder he said was cocaine".
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On November 18, 2016 after six hours of deliberations, the jury of seven women and five men found Campo and Flores guilty of attempting to "carry out a multimillion-dollar drug deal to obtain a large amount of cash to help their family stay in power". One member of the jury stated that "nobody was in
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allowed the defense to use this argument, stating that it would show the credibility of the informant. Attorneys for Campos and Flores also pressured Santos on his opinion of how experienced the nephews were at drug trafficking, though Santos would only say "that they were less experienced than him".
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More audio and visual recordings of the nephews were presented in trial. In the recordings, Campo is seen telling the DEA informants that he had previously done drug business with a French trafficker and compared the costs of business in Europe and Central America. He also stated, "I am 30 years old.
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when detained, attempting to suppress their statements that they made to DEA agents after their arrest. Campo also argued that while attending a "meeting" on the day of their arrest, their room was stormed by men without "any insignias on their uniforms" and that he feared that due to their "familial
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The defense representing Campo and Flores stated that the controversial informant, Jose Santos Peña, was attempting to distribute drugs while he was in prison, stating that they had recordings of him attempting to do so. The prosecution asked for more time to review the recordings while Judge Crotty
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The defense argued that the two nephews were going to rob the informants of the $ 20 million since no drugs were recovered from the nephews. Randall Jackson, an attorney for one of the nephews, questioned special agent Gonzalez about the $ 20 million offered as an advance by the informants, with the
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provided defense for the two nephews, with Campo's attorneys being John J. Reily, Rebekah J. Poston and Alfredo Angola while Flores' were Vincent M. Sutherland and Jonathan A. Marvinny. Campo's was also represented by other from multiple firms which consisted of another three attorneys; Randall Wade
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Two informants, a father and son, were arrested for selling drugs while working for the DEA after being paid $ 1.2 million by the United States. The defense argued to the jury that the informants were untrustworthy while prosecutors stated that jurors did not have to like the informants and instead
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The defense began their argument with Campo's defense attorney John Zach stating, "To put it bluntly, it comes down to a handful of stupid, stupid decisions by my client and his cousin", continuing "how utterly clueless Efrain is – it's almost embarrassing". They argued that the informants were not
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Two informants who allegedly observed the nephews were murdered shortly before and after their arrest, raising concerns that the drug trafficking operation was larger than suspected. Two weeks before the nephews were arrested, the Venezuelan known as "Hamudi" who introduced the nephews to CW-1 was
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In the closing arguments of the trial, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan Quigley asked the jurors to focus on the evidence presented rather than the controversial informant, while the defense stated that the informant "infects every aspect" of Flores and Campo's trial. Quigley told the jury that the
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of President Maduro and that he grew up in the Maduro household while being raised by Flores. He was also shown a picture of a man with a kilo package of cocaine replying "That's me" and when asked what was in the package he said "You know what it is". The two men possessed Venezuelan diplomatic
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After the defense revealed that the controversial informant, Jose Santos Peña, and his son were allegedly making controversial calls while in jail, prosecutors threatened to end a deal with the informants, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan Quigley stating "you now understand your cooperation
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The trial began with United States prosecutor Emil Bove provided an opening statement. Bove explained how the nephews "believed they were so powerful in their country they could ship almost a metric ton of cocaine from one airport to another" and asked Special Agent Gonzalez about "cryptic text
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Judge Paul A. Crotty made a statement on October 12 that the nephews had been informed of their rights, stating that there was "no credible evidence that the DEA agents used mental or physical coercion in eliciting defendants' waiver or statements" and that Campo stated to agents that he was an
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for his actions. He had recently received a "$ 138 million contract to dispose of tons of petroleum coke" and described his support for the presidential family stating "This perturbs the tranquility of the presidential family. You need the president to be calm ... I am helping to preserve the
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according to former head of DEA international operations Michael Vigil. A later raid of EfraĂ­n Antonio Campo Flores' "Casa de Campo" mansion and yacht in the Dominican Republic revealed an additional 280 lbs of cocaine and 22 lbs of heroin, with 176 lbs of the drugs found in the home while the
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attorney himself. Because of this, Judge Crotty ruled that confessions made by the nephews could not be thrown out like the defense wanted since the two knew what they were doing, and that all recordings created of the nephews were also eligible to be used in court.
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Due to the extradition process, New York courts could not apprehend those who assisted the nephews on their way to Haiti, though a pilot was later arrested. It was also stated by those close to the case that there are more sealed warrants linked to the incident.
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to be trusted due to the illicit activities they performed while working for the DEA. Zach described his client as "stupid" multiple times, implying that only a legitimate drug trafficker would know that they were walking into a DEA operation the way they had.
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On May 12, 2016, Judge Paul A. Crotty set the trial date for November 7, 2016. The defense also acknowledged that Campo and Flores were having their attorneys paid for by an unknown third party, which Judge Crotty noted was a "conflict of interest".
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Despite this, Judge Paul Crotty ruled on 15 June 2018 not to release the identities of the informants to maintain the security of them and their families, with transcripts surrounding the informants being indefinitely sealed.
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Images of alleged weapons that were saved on the phones of the nephews were presented by prosecutors in court, with the defense's response suggesting that the images were only showing "toys" that Campo and Flores played with.
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The nephews and DEA informants met on multiple occasions in Haiti, Honduras and Venezuela while every meeting "produced an audio recording plus three to seven videos". Campo and Flores planned to ship cocaine supplied by the
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On November 7, 2016, trial for the nephews was initiated, with a jury of 16 people, 10 men and 6 women, with 4 of the present listed as alternates. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Sandal Gonzalez and a Haitian
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Prosecutors attempted to dismiss the argument that Campo and Flores were inexperienced. Recordings of Campo were presented with his demeanor described as being "business-like", as if he had experience. An image of
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evidence presented in text messages and other recordings shows that Flores and Campo were "eager and enthusiastic to do drug deals" and that "The evidence in Venezuela comes not from Santos-Pena's mouth".
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US attorney Bove concluded saying that the jurors did not have to be fond of the arrested informants but to instead focus on the evidence, stating that the nephews "were caught red-handed".
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Campo Flores and Flores de Freitas were allegedly involved in illicit activities such as drug trafficking and possibly financially assisted President Maduro's presidential campaign in the
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We need the money ... Why? Because the Americans are hitting us hard with money. Do you understand? The opposition ... is getting an infusion of a lot of money. ... we're at war .
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Months after a potential conflict of interest was addressed in the May pre-trial hearing due to an unknown individual paying for the nephews legal fees, it was revealed that
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messages between one of the DEA confidential sources and a man who used the initials of former President Hugo Chavez", with the messages referring to an "architect".
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The nephews originally plead not guilty to the charges of conspiring to transport cocaine into the United States, with the two facing up to
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and Francisco Flores de Freitas, who were found guilty of attempting to transport 800 kilograms of cocaine into the United States.
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In a recording presented by the US Attorney's Office, Flores can be heard saying that he controlled the presidential hangar in
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The defense also requested that the confidential informants used by the DEA should be revealed, basing their argument on the
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Following the ruling, the transcripts of the conversation between Campo and an informant were released, with Campo stating:
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that belonged to Lebanese Venezuelan businessmen Majed and Khaled Khalil Majzoun, who were linked to old projects of the
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love with the witnesses", but that the jurors instead focused on the evidence presented to them to make their decision.
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Judge Crotty also presented a list to jurors of those associated with or participated in the operation, which included:
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by two Venezuelan military personnel accompanied by two presidential honor guards carrying more than 800 kilograms of
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United States of America v. EfraĂ­n Antonio Campo Flores, and Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas, S2 15 Cr. 765 (PAC)
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It is thought to be that the nephews were not "the brains" of the trafficking attempt but were working under the
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The two were interviewed separately on the DEA plane. Campo stated on the DEA plane that he was the adopted
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and was supposed to pay them $ 5 million for the cocaine. CS-1 then left into the bathroom and the Haitian
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was also used in the presentation, with both Campo and Flores protesting against the usage of his image.
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Campo and Flores seen showing the purity of drugs in a secret video during a 27 October 2015 meeting in
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murdered by FARC suppliers. Weeks after the arrests in December 2015, CW-1 was murdered as well.
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is handling the case for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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United States of America v. Efrain Antonio Campo Flores and Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas
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United States of America v. Efrain Antonio Campo Flores and Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas
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is in charge of the armed forces, though he does not know if Cabello is high ranking in the
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Campo and Flores meeting with CW-1 (at right in wheelchair), who was murdered weeks later.
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Agent, as well as the two arrested informants, were used as witnesses during the trial.
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At the conclusion of the day, the trial was put in recess until Monday, November 14.
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On July 22, 2016, statements made by the two directed to DEA agents were filed as an
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Campo (second from left) and Flores (third from right) following their arrest.
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Goodman, Joshua; Caldwell, Alicia A.; Sanchez, Fabiola (November 11, 2015).
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In trial papers filed on 1 July 2016, the nephews stated that they were not
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On 10 November 2015, Campo Flores and Flores de Freites were flown into
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and was given the Star of Carabobo by Maduro's predecessor, President
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use common sense and the evidence provided to make their decision.
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United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
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to the United States and sought for assistance with their plans.
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was a court case surrounding two nephews of Venezuelan President
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government and close to high ranking Venezuelan politician
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United States District Court Southern District of New York
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CS-1 met with the nephews at a restaurant of a hotel near
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Llorente, Elizabeth; Llenas, Bryan (November 11, 2015).
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Kay Guerrero and Claudia Dominguez (November 12, 2015).
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Córdoba, Nicole Hong And José De (December 18, 2015).
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Photos from Campo's phone showing two firearms and an
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after boarding the DEA plane, being flown directly to
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Córdoba, José De; Hong, Nicole (September 29, 2016).
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Campo also said that the cash was for his "mother",
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Index


United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Sealed indictment
Arraignment
Paul A. Crotty
Nicolás Maduro
EfraĂ­n Antonio Campo Flores
Narcosobrinos incident

Cessna Citation 500
2013 Venezuelan presidential election
2015 Venezuelan parliamentary elections
Simon Bolivar Airport
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
cocaine
New York City
Cessna Citation 500
Hugo Chávez
Diosdado Cabello

Toussaint Louverture International Airport
Brigade de Lutte contre le Trafic de Stupéfiants
Miranda rights
Westchester County Airport
White Plains, New York
step son
diplomatic immunity
21 U.S.C.

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