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US veteran, associated with failed Venezuela coup, is arrested

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Jordan Goudreau is a U.S. military veteran associated with the failed attempt to overthrow Nicolás Maduro. Together with Yacsy Alvarez, Goudreau ended up being charged with violating US arms control laws. Goudreau and Alvarez assembled weapons, gathered them with other associated items needed for the coup, and then shipped them to Columbia.

From Associated Press:

A federal indictment unsealed this week in Tampa, Florida, accuses Jordan Goudreau and a Venezuelan partner, Yacsy Alvarez, of violating U.S. arms control laws when they allegedly assembled and sent to Colombia AR-styled weapons, ammunition, silencers, night vision goggles and other defense equipment requiring a U.S. export license.

Goudreau, 48, also was charged with conspiracy, smuggling goods from the United States and unlawful possession of a machine gun, among 14 counts. Goudreau appeared in federal court following his Tuesday arrest in Manhattan but it was not clear a day later whether he would be released from custody pending trial. He was being held at a federal detention center in Brooklyn.

Goudreau, a three-time Bronze Star recipient for bravery in Iraq and Afghanistan, claimed responsibility in 2020 for the amphibious raid by a ragtag group of soldiers that had trained in clandestine camps in Venezuela’s neighbor Colombia. He said he and others were acting to protect Venezuela’s democracy after Maduro’s 2018 reelection was boycotted by the opposition and condemned as undemocratic by the U.S. and dozens of other countries.

Additional Reading:

Goodman, J., Mustian, J., & Tucker, E. (2024, August 1). US arrests a former Green Beret over the failed 2020 raid into Venezuela to remove Maduro. Associated Press. Link.

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25 thoughts on “US veteran, associated with failed Venezuela coup, is arrested”

  1. 10 years ago a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-Team.

    Just saying. One man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist.

      1. Not his fault. The GPS that All Points Logistics provided to them had some crappy outdated software from a proud but humble woman owned business formerly located on Wilson Drive in Bethesda Maryland.

  2. “…. a three-time Bronze Star recipient for bravery in Iraq and Afghanistan…”
    Sounds like he got hooked on the adrenaline rush and wanted to keep the flow going.

    1. Is he 100% legit? Regarding his accomplishments that is. He legitimately fucked up big time.

      1. It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you memorize the entire dialogue of Top Gun.

      3. Nothing screams Brigadier General like not even being qualified to wear the dreaded “mosquito wings”.

        My hope is that someone that served with him shows up and tell all of his daring didn’t.

      1. Well, Hack has been locked into 37 years of combat with Rosetta Stone over whether we are chunky or smooth peanut butter family.

    4. Wow…..he really went for it. All of it.
      This is the sort of false determination I expect to see from a phony.
      He’s still no Soupy or Ballduster, but an improvement.

      1. Hack Stone is willing to go on the record as a character witness for Major General Kirk Lanam. Under oath, Hack Stone herby swears that Kirk Lanam is a real character.

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