Maduro maintains his innocence

Maduro waived the reading of the indictment in court, saying that he preferred to read it "personally." He added: "I am innocent. I am not guilty of anything that is mentioned here."

By Nicole Fuller

nicole.fuller@newsday.com@NicoleFuller

Nicole Fuller is Newsday's senior criminal justice reporter. She began working at Newsday in 2012 and previously covered local government.