Jordan Guy MacDonald Goudreau was born on 30 July 1976 and is a Canadian-American mercenary who claimed responsibility for organizing the Macuto Bay incursion into Venezuelan territory on 3 May 2020.
16 Facts About Jordan Goudreau
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Jordan Goudreau previously served in the Canadian Armed Forces and the US Army Special Forces.
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Jordan Goudreau was raised in suburban Mississauga, Ontario, and a middle-class family on the outskirts of Calgary, Alberta.
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Jordan Goudreau's father said he had "a family full of military people," including Jordan Goudreau's grandfather and great-grandfather.
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Jordan Goudreau later attended the University of Calgary from 1994 to 1998, studying computer science.
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Documentation shows that Jordan Goudreau faced months of combat while deployed and suffered a concussion and back injuries during a parachuting accident in August 2014.
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Jordan Goudreau founded a private security-services company called Silvercorp USA in February 2018.
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At the convention, Jordan Goudreau proposed that parents personally pay $8.99 per month for the service, comparing it to a Netflix subscription.
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At a Trump rally in Charlotte, North Carolina at Bojangles' Coliseum on 26 October 2018, Jordan Goudreau could be seen providing security services at the event.
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In February 2019, Silvercorp provided security services at Venezuela Aid Live, which led Jordan Goudreau to turn his attention to Venezuela.
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Jordan Goudreau eventually met with officials from Venezuela interim president Juan Guaido's team in October and November 2019, tentatively agreeing on plans for an armed operation in Venezuela to capture Maduro, but the two parties separated after disagreements.
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On 3 May 2020, Jordan Goudreau released a video alongside former Venezuelan National Guard officer Javier Nieto Quintero, claiming responsibility for an armed incursion into Venezuelan territory by "land and sea" which he called "Operation Gideon", involving 60 troops and two former United States Army Special Forces members.
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Jordan Goudreau, who was not present in Venezuela, posted updates about the coup attempt on Twitter shortly before and during the operation.
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Jordan Goudreau claimed he unsuccessfully sought the backing of the US government for his operation.
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Jordan Goudreau claimed that Guaido and two political advisers had signed a contract with him for $213 million in October 2019.
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On 30 July 2024, Jordan Goudreau was arrested in New York after a federal court in Tampa charged him with conspiracy, smuggling goods from the United States and unlawful possession of a machine gun, among 14 counts.