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Related: About this forumJudge orders arrest of ex-Green Beret part of 2020 Venezuelan Coup
There were quite a few threads about this coup attempt at the time on the forum here..
Judge orders arrest of ex-Green Beret accused of plotting to invade Venezuela after he fails to show up in court
Updated on: November 1, 2025 / 7:32 AM EDT
A federal judge in Tampa has ordered the arrest of a former Green Beret accused of plotting to invade Venezuela in 2020 after he failed to show up to court for a hearing on whether he should be taken back into custody for violating the conditions of his pre-trial release.
Jordan Goudreau, 49, was arrested last year on weapons smuggling charges tied to the failed coup attempt undertaken during the first Trump administration...
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/judge-orders-arrest-green-beret-jordan-goudreau-failed-venezuela-coup/
Updated on: November 1, 2025 / 7:32 AM EDT
A federal judge in Tampa has ordered the arrest of a former Green Beret accused of plotting to invade Venezuela in 2020 after he failed to show up to court for a hearing on whether he should be taken back into custody for violating the conditions of his pre-trial release.
Jordan Goudreau, 49, was arrested last year on weapons smuggling charges tied to the failed coup attempt undertaken during the first Trump administration...
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/judge-orders-arrest-green-beret-jordan-goudreau-failed-venezuela-coup/
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Judge orders arrest of ex-Green Beret part of 2020 Venezuelan Coup (Original Post)
LessAspin
16 hrs ago
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LessAspin
(1,732 posts)1. Bay of Piglets
Pretty good threads from 5
years ago .....
Venezuela says it foiled attack by boat on main port city ...
https://www.democraticunderground.com/110871701
Link to tweet
https://www.democraticunderground.com/110872961
moniss
(8,296 posts)2. Given the history and the current charges
he should be considered armed and dangerous. But when they do find him they will likely take him to the drive thru first to make sure he's not hungry.
malaise
(290,670 posts)3. Good
Rec