Will Nicolás Maduro be sentenced to less than 20 years in prison?
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Watch for: The rules appear to be copied from a multi-bracket range market ('No Prison Time', 'highest range bracket', 'falls exactly between two brackets') but applied to a binary Yes/No question asking if the sentence will be 'less than 20 years'.
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The rules appear to be copied from a multi-bracket range market ('No Prison Time', 'highest range bracket', 'falls exactly between two brackets') but applied to a binary Yes/No question asking if the sentence will be 'less than 20 years'. The rules do not explicitly map whether 'No Prison Time' or no sentencing by December 31, 2027 resolves this specific market to Yes, No, or another outcome. Additionally, while the primary source is official U.S. court system records, the rules allow fallback to a consensus of credible reporting. The mismatch between the binary question and the multi-outcome bracket language poses a significant risk of conflicting interpretations.
- Resolver
- Medium
- Timing
- Low
- Wording
- High
- Exceptions
- High
AI-generated analysis · google/gemini-3.7-flash ·
Current price
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Why it moved
No big moves in the last 7 days.
Resolution rules
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was indicted in the Southern District of New York on January 3, 2026 on charges including Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy and Cocaine Importation Conspiracy. Maduro was indicted alongside alleged co-conspirators in an indictment titled "United States of America V. Nicolás Maduro Moros, Diosdado Cabello Rondón, Ramón Rodríguez Chacín, Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro, Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra". This market will resolve according to the prison sentence, if any, imposed on Nicolas Maduro (Nicolas Maduro Moros) relating to this indictment by December 31, 2027, 11:59 PM ET. This market will resolve immediately based on the first sentence rendered in this case, regardless of any appeals. If Maduro is found not guilty, there is a mistrial, or if the first sentencing does not include any jail or prison time, this market will resolve to "No Prison Time." If no sentencing takes place by December 31, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will also resolve to "No Prison Time." If Maduro is sentenced to life imprisonment without a specified numerical term of years, this market will resolve to the highest range bracket. If the imposed sentence falls exactly between two brackets, this market will resolve to the higher range bracket. For the purposes of this market, it does not matter whether the sentence is concurrent or consecutive to any existing sentence Maduro is already serving. The market will resolve based on the total prison sentence imposed in the first sentencing for this case. The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the United States court system or other involved U.S. government sources; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Market explained
This market measures whether Nicolás Maduro will be sentenced to less than 20 years in prison relating to his Southern District of New York indictment by December 31, 2027.
How it resolves
The market resolves to Yes if Nicolás Maduro receives a prison sentence of less than 20 years relating to the specified indictment by December 31, 2027, 11:59 PM ET. It resolves immediately upon the first sentencing rendered, regardless of appeals, and counts the total prison sentence imposed whether concurrent or consecutive. If Maduro is found not guilty, there is a mistrial, no jail or prison time is imposed, or no sentencing occurs by the deadline, the market resolves to "No Prison Time". If sentenced to life imprisonment without a numerical term, it resolves to the highest range bracket. If the sentence falls exactly between brackets, it resolves to the higher bracket. The primary resolution source is official information from the United States court system or other involved U.S. government sources, with a consensus of credible reporting as a secondary source.
Resolution source
Official information from the United States court system or other involved U.S. government sources, or a consensus of credible reporting
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