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===First Lady===
Upon Maduro's victory in the [[2013 Venezuelan presidential election|2013 presidential election]] over [[Henrique Capriles]], Cilia Flores became Venezuela's First Lady, a position that had been vacant since 2003. As First Lady, Flores ran for a seat in the National Assembly in [[2015 Venezuelan parliamentary election|Venezuela's 2015 parliamentary elections]] as a candidate for the [[Great Patriotic Pole]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 August 2015|title=Cilia Flores formalizó su inscripción para las parlamentarias|work=El Nacional|url=http://www.el-nacional.com/politica/Cilia-Flores-formalizo-inscripcion-parlamentarias_0_677932257.html|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref> She said she would use her seat to defend the social rights of citizens and the achievements of the Bolivarian Revolution.<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 August 2015|title=Cilia Flores inscribió su candidatura parlamentaria|work=El Universal|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/150805/cilia-flores-inscribio-su-candidatura-parlamentaria|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref>
 
As First Lady, Flores ran for a seat in the National Assembly in [[2015 Venezuelan parliamentary election|Venezuela's 2015 parliamentary elections]] as a candidate for the [[Great Patriotic Pole]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 August 2015|title=Cilia Flores formalizó su inscripción para las parlamentarias|work=El Nacional|url=http://www.el-nacional.com/politica/Cilia-Flores-formalizo-inscripcion-parlamentarias_0_677932257.html|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref> She said she would use her seat to defend the social rights of citizens and the achievements of the Bolivarian Revolution.<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 August 2015|title=Cilia Flores inscribió su candidatura parlamentaria|work=El Universal|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/150805/cilia-flores-inscribio-su-candidatura-parlamentaria|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref>
 
In 2017, Flores was elected into the [[Constituent Assembly of Venezuela]].<ref name=":0" />
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According to journalist Maibort Petit, Flores' son, Walter Jacob Gavidia Flores, whose last salary through 2015 was less than $1,000, made multiple international trips in 2015 and 2016 on private flights costing approximately $20,000 per trip. Gavidia Flores spent most of his time in the United States, though he also took chartered flights to France, Germany, Malta and Spain.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Petit |first=Maibort |date=11 January 2017 |title=Hijo de Cilia Flores pasa largas temporadas en los Estados Unidos |language=es |work=Venezuela Política |url=https://www.venezuelapolitica.info/hijo-de-cilia-flores-pasa-largas/}}</ref>
 
=== The narcosobrinosNarcosobrinos incident ===
{{main|Narcosobrinos incident}}
On 10 November 2015, two nephews of Cilia Flores, Efraín Antonio Campos Flores and Francisco Flores de Freitas, were arrested in [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Haiti]] by local police while attempting to make a deal to transport 800 kilograms<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/11/americas/venezuela-president-family-members-arrested/|title=U.S. agents arrest members of Venezuelan President's family in Haiti|author=Kay Guerrero and Claudia Dominguez|date=2015-11-12}}</ref> of [[cocaine]] destined for [[New York City]] and were turned over to the [[Drug Enforcement Administration|US Drug Enforcement Administration]] (DEA) where they were flown directly to the United States.<ref name="NYTcocaine">{{cite news|last1=Goodman|first1=Joshua|last2=Caldwell|first2=Alicia A.|last3=Sanchez|first3=Fabiola|title=Nephews of Venezuelan First Lady Arrested on US Drug Charges|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/11/11/world/americas/ap-lt-venezuela-drug-arrests.html?_r=0|access-date=12 November 2015|agency=[[The New York Times]]|date=11 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="WSJcocaine">{{cite news|last1=de Córdoba|first1=José|title=U.S. Arrests Two Relatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Drug-Trafficking Charges|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-says-it-arrests-two-relatives-of-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-on-drug-trafficking-charges-1447276449|access-date=12 November 2015|agency=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=11 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="FOXcocaine">{{cite news|last1=Llorente|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Llenas|first2=Bryan|title=Relatives of Venezuelan president arrested trying to smuggle nearly 1 ton of drugs into U.S.|url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2015/11/11/venezuelan-president-relatives-arrested-trying-to-smuggle-nearly-1-ton-drug/|access-date=12 November 2015|agency=[[Fox News Latino]]|date=11 November 2015}}</ref> Campos stated on the DEA plane that he was the [[step son]] of President Maduro and that he grew up in the Maduro household while being raised by Flores.<ref name="WSJcocaine" /><ref name="FOXcocaine" /> The men traveled to Haiti with Venezuelan diplomatic passports but did not have [[diplomatic immunity]] according to former head of DEA international operations Michael Vigil.<ref name="NYTcocaine" /> The two were previously monitored and filmed by the DEA between October and November 2015 after they contacted a DEA informant for advice on trafficking cocaine and brought a kilogram of cocaine to the informant to show its quality.<ref name="WSJcocaine" /> The incident happened at a time when multiple high-ranking members of the Venezuelan government were being investigated for their involvement of drug trafficking.<ref name="WSJcocaine" />
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On 27 March 2018, Panama sanctioned 55 public officials<ref name="PanamaSanc">{{cite news |url= http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/mundo/los-funcionarios-sancionados-por-panama-por-blanqueo-capitales_228903 |work= El Nacional |language= es |date= 30 March 2018 |title= Los 55 funcionarios sancionados por Panamá por 'blanqueo de capitales' |access-date= 3 April 2019 }} Also at [https://www.mef.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Comunicado-002-2018.pdf Panama Economic and Finance Ministry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405215206/https://www.mef.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Comunicado-002-2018.pdf |date=2019-04-05 }}</ref> and 16 businesses that operate in Panama,<ref name="PanamaCompanies">{{cite news |url= http://efectococuyo.com/politica/panama-sanciona-a-nicolas-maduro-54-funcionarios-chavistas-y-a-16-empresas-relacionadas-lista/ |work= Efecto Cocuyo |title= Panamá sanciona a Nicolás Maduro, 54 funcionarios chavistas y a 16 empresas relacionadas (Lista) |date= 29 March 2018 |access-date= 4 April 2019 |author= Hermoso Fernandez, Jesus Noel |trans-title= Panama sanctions Nicolás Maduro, 54 Chavista officials and 16 related business (List) |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190405215211/http://efectococuyo.com/politica/panama-sanciona-a-nicolas-maduro-54-funcionarios-chavistas-y-a-16-empresas-relacionadas-lista/ |archive-date= 5 April 2019 |url-status= dead }} Also at [https://www.mef.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Comunicado-002-2018.pdf Panama Economic and Finance Ministry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405215206/https://www.mef.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Comunicado-002-2018.pdf |date=2019-04-05 }}</ref> related to the family of Flores.<ref name="PanamaSanctions">{{cite news |url= http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2453678&CategoryId=10717 |work= Latin American Herald Tribune |date= 27 March 2018 |access-date= 3 April 2019 |title= Panama sanctions Venezuela, including Maduro & 1st Lady family companies |author= Camacho, Carlos |archive-date= 24 February 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210224235201/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2453678&CategoryId=10717 |url-status= dead }}</ref> The sanctioned businesses have members of the Malpica-Flores family on their boards of directors.<ref name="PanamaSanctions" /> The companies, headed by various members of Flores' family and recently created, were sanctioned for allegedly laundering money.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://elcooperante.com/que-casualidad-las-16-empresas-sancionadas-por-panama-son-de-la-familia-de-cilita/|title=¡Qué casualidad! Empresas sancionadas por Panamá son de la familia de "Cilita" Flores {{!}} El Cooperante|date=2018-03-31|work=El Cooperante|access-date=2018-04-01|language=es-ES|archive-date=2018-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101309/https://elcooperante.com/que-casualidad-las-16-empresas-sancionadas-por-panama-son-de-la-familia-de-cilita/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
The US Treasury Department seized a private jet and imposed sanctions on Maduro's inner circle in September 2018;<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45644074 |work= BBC |date= 25 September 2018 |access-date= 2 April 2019 |title= US imposes sanctions on Venezuela's First Lady Cilia Flores}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/gobierno/impuso-nuevas-sanciones-contra-funcionarios-del-gobierno-maduro_253136 |work= El Nacional |language= es |title= EE UU impuso nuevas sanciones contra funcionarios del gobierno de Maduro |date= 25 September 2018 |access-date= 2 April 2019}}</ref> Flores and top Maduro administration officials were sanctioned.<ref name="Treas25Sept2018">{{cite press release |url= https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm495 |publisher= U.S. Department of the Treasury |date= 25 September 2018 |access-date= 2 April 2019 |title= Treasury targets Venezuelan President Maduro's inner circle and proceeds of corruption in the United States}}</ref> Maduro responded to his wife's sanctions, saying: "You don't mess with Cilia. You don’tdon't mess with family. Don’tDon't be cowards! Her only crime [is] being my wife."<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/us-sanctions-venezuela-first-lady-solidify-countrys-mafia-state-status/ |publisher= InsightCrime |title= US Sanctions on Venezuela First Lady solidify country's Mafia State status |date= 27 September 2018 |access-date= 4 April 2019}}</ref> The United States said the sanctions were a response to the "plundering" of Venezuela's resources.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-sanctions-target-venezuelas-first-lady-and-presidents-inner-circle/2018/09/25/e5994c9d-11ff-4060-8f38-349ef14e2f27_story.html|title=U.S. sanctions target Venezuela's first lady and president's inner circle|work=[[The Washington Post]]|language=en|access-date=2018-09-27}}</ref>
The United States said the sanctions were a response to the "plundering" of Venezuela's resources.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-sanctions-target-venezuelas-first-lady-and-presidents-inner-circle/2018/09/25/e5994c9d-11ff-4060-8f38-349ef14e2f27_story.html|title=U.S. sanctions target Venezuela's first lady and president's inner circle|work=[[The Washington Post]]|language=en|access-date=2018-09-27}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
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