Associated Press
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A former U.S. Green Beret who organized a failed crossborder raid in 2020 to remove President Nicolas Maduro has been arrested in New York. An unsealed federal indictment out of Tampa, Florida, accuses Jordan Goudreau and a Venezuelan partner of violating U.S. arms control laws when they allegedly assembled and sent to Colombia AR-styled weapons, ammo and other defense equipment requiring a U.S. export license. The 48-year-old Goudreau also was charged with conspiracy, smuggling goods from the United States and “unlawful possession of a machine gun,” among other counts. The U.S. Justice Department declined to comment. An attorney for Goudreau said his client is innocent but declined further comment.
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