Nicolás Maduro will be represented by Barry Pollack, who has represented a number of high profile defendants, including Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Martin Tankleff, the Long Islander who was wrongly convicted of killing his parents.

Pollack works for the New York- and Washington, D.C.-based law firm Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler.

Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.

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