New York district judge overseeing Maduro drug-trafficking case dies at 92. U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, Alvin Hellerstein, who oversaw the prosecution of ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, has died at the age of 92.

New York district judge overseeing Maduro drug-trafficking case dies at 92. U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, Alvin Hellerstein, who oversaw the prosecution of ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, has died at the age of 92.