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Judge orders arrest of ex-Green Beret tied to failed Venezuela raid after court no-show
Read full article: Judge orders arrest of ex-Green Beret tied to failed Venezuela raid after court no-showA federal judge in Tampa has ordered the arrest of former Green Beret Jordan Goudreau after he failed to appear at a court hearing over whether he should be jailed for violating the terms of his release.
Ex-Green Beret behind failed Venezuela raid released pending trial on weapons charges
Read full article: Ex-Green Beret behind failed Venezuela raid released pending trial on weapons chargesA federal judge ordered the release Wednesday of a former U.S. Green Beret indicted in connection with a failed 2020 coup attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
DNA on weapons implicates ex-U.S. Green Beret in attempted Venezuelan coup, federal officials say
Read full article: DNA on weapons implicates ex-U.S. Green Beret in attempted Venezuelan coup, federal officials sayFederal investigators say they have uncovered the DNA of a former U.S. Green Beret on some of the 60 automatic weapons he allegedly smuggled from Florida to South America as part of a failed 2020 coup attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
US arrests a former Green Beret over the failed 2020 raid into Venezuela to remove Maduro
Read full article: US arrests a former Green Beret over the failed 2020 raid into Venezuela to remove MaduroA former U.S. Green Beret who organized a failed cross-border raid in 2020 to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested in New York.
Ex-Green Beret stands with Venezuelan coup plotter ahead of U.S. sentencing on terror charges
Read full article: Ex-Green Beret stands with Venezuelan coup plotter ahead of U.S. sentencing on terror chargesA U.S. veteran who plotted to overthrow Venezuela’s president is proudly standing with a former Venezuelan army general who pleaded guilty in New York on terrorism charges.
Ex Green Beret claims Maduro foe is avoiding Miami lawsuit
Read full article: Ex Green Beret claims Maduro foe is avoiding Miami lawsuitA Venezuelan political strategist allegedly threatened to shoot a gun through the door of his luxury Miami condo to avoid being served a lawsuit by a former U.S. Green Beret he hired as part of a plan to oust President Nicolas Maduro.
Alleged Maduro co-conspirator says CIA knew about coup plans
Read full article: Alleged Maduro co-conspirator says CIA knew about coup plansA retired Venezuelan army general says U.S. officials at the highest levels of the CIA and other federal agencies were aware of his efforts to oust Nicolás Maduro — a role he says should immediately debunk criminal charges that he worked alongside the socialist leader to flood the U.S. with cocaine.
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Venezuelans tied to anti-Maduro plot sentenced to 6 years
Read full article: Venezuelans tied to anti-Maduro plot sentenced to 6 yearsA judge in Colombia has sentenced three Venezuelan men to six years in prison for helping organize an ill-conceived plot to remove President Nicolás Maduro involving former American Green Berets.
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Failed Maduro coup leader flew on pro-govt magnate's plane
Read full article: Failed Maduro coup leader flew on pro-govt magnate's planeThe invaders were caught almost immediately and the embattled leader paraded on state TV the American combatants as evidence of a U.S.-backed coup attempt. Its unclear why the men traveled on the plane to Colombia or if Durn even knew about it. lvarez was named in 2017 director of Industrias Venoco de Centroamerica, two years after the company was registered in Panama. Upon Durn's release in 2011 and return to Venezuela, a legal battle with the Venezuelan state to reclaim Venoco ensued. But Durn appears to have never wavered in his support of the anti-imperialist revolution to which he owed his fortune.
