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codefendants

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variants or co-defendants

plural of codefendant

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Both Seaver and his company, Squadron Augmented Protection Services LLC, are the defendants in the lawsuit.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Unlike the January indictment, which also named Diosdado Cabello, Ramón Rodríguez Chacín and other defendants, the new charging document names only Maduro and Flores.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

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