- Matthew Heath and Osman Khan, a former U.S. Marine and a Florida man, have filed a lawsuit against President Nicolás Maduro in Miami federal court.
- The lawsuit claims that Maduro leads a "criminal enterprise" using American citizens as leverage in political negotiations.
- Heath and Khan accuse Venezuelan security forces of a pattern of torture, including waterboarding and threats of rape, during their imprisonment.
- The lawsuit names Maduro and other high-ranking officials as defendants under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
- Previous lawsuits by other Americans have resulted in significant judgments, yet accessing these damages from Maduro remains challenging.
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