Army Veteran and US Citizen Arrested in California Immigration Raid Warns It Could Happen to Anyone
A U.S. Army veteran who was arrested during an immigration raid at a Southern California marijuana farm last week said Wednesday he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle and pinned down by federal agents who arrested him. George Retes, 25, who works as a security guard at […]
Fort Carson Soldier Pleads Not Guilty to Drug Charges After Nightclub Raid
DENVER — The Fort Carson soldier arrested for alleged cocaine distribution just days after a large-scale federal raid of a Colorado Springs illegal nightclub in late April pleaded not guilty to multiple charges Thursday. Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, 27, appeared out of custody after a federal judge ruled he was eligible for release at […]
Fort Carson Soldier Charged with Cocaine Distribution, Possession After DEA Nightclub Raid
A 28-year-old Army soldier has been accused of drug-related charges following a federal raid on an alleged illegal nightclub in Colorado on Sunday, where authorities claim he provided security and more than a dozen other troops were present. The charges against Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, who is assigned to Fort Carson, Colorado, were made […]
Service Members Detained After DEA Raid at Alleged Illegal Underground Nightclub in Colorado
At least a dozen active-duty military service members were caught up in a Drug Enforcement Administration raid at what officials said was an illicit Colorado nightclub where some of the troops were allegedly acting as security guards at the venue. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado Springs said an operation took place alongside […]
An Ex-Green Beret Behind a Failed Venezuela Raid in 2020 Lashes Out at CIA and FBI
MIAMI — A former Green Beret accused of plotting an invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try to overthrow Nicolás Maduro lashed out Friday at the CIA and FBI, claiming they sabotaged his efforts to oust the leftist leader. His lawyers asserted that he had the Trump administration’s support for the clandestine mission. Attorneys for […]
Ex-Green Beret Behind Failed Venezuela Raid Released Pending Trial on Weapons Charges
TAMPA, Fla. — A 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, rejecting arguments he would flee while awaiting trial on weapons smuggling charges. Jordan Goudreau was arrested in July after a four-year investigation into the amphibious […]
7 US Troops Hurt in Raid With Iraqi Forces Targeting Islamic State Group Militants That Killed 15
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States military and Iraq launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the country’s western desert that killed at least 15 people and saw seven American troops hurt, officials said Saturday. For years after dislodging the militants from their self-declared caliphate across Iraq and […]
Feds Arrest Ex-US Green Beret in Connection to Failed 2020 Raid of Venezuela to Remove Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A former U.S. Green Beret who in 2020 organized a failed cross-border raid of Venezuelan army deserters to remove President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested in New York on federal arms smuggling charges. A federal indictment unsealed this week in Tampa, Florida, accuses Jordan Goudreau and a Venezuelan partner, Yacsy Alvarez, […]