Utah man sues Maduro over trauma caused by nearly two years of imprisonment in Venezuela
A Utah man imprisoned for nearly two years in Venezuela has sued President Nicolás Maduro, accusing the leftist leader of heading a “criminal enterprise” that kidnaps, tortures and unjustly imprisons American citizens.
The complaint filed Thursday in Miami federal court by Joshua Holt is the latest in a string of lawsuits by Americans targeting Maduro's government over its alleged ties to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, which the U.S. has designated a terrorist group.
It seeks compensation for damages Holt and his family said it suffered under a little-used federal law, the Anti-Terrorism
