Ex-Green Beret pitched Venezuela coup plot to Colorado investors last year
militarytimes.com
militarytimes.com
I’m curious precisely which laws Goudreau violated. Article specifically mentions arms trafficking, but that honestly seems like a far cry from the obvious conspiracies to murder/kidnap/etc. I’ve never really had to consider the question of “what American law are you violating if you are conspiring to overthrow someone else’s government on American soil?” If the US lacks an extradition treaty with the target, the target’s laws aren’t relevant in practice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrality_Act_of_1794
18 U.S. Code § 960.Expedition against friendly nation
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/960
Contemporary application: A Texas businessman convicted of plotting to violate the U.S. Neutrality Act in a failed 2014 bid to overthrow the government of Gambia and install himself as president of the tiny African nation was sentenced on Thursday to a year in prison.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-gambia-plot-idUSKCN0Y...