On May 3, 2020, the Defense Minister of Venezuela Nestor Reverol “announced and denounced” that in the early Sunday morning hours, a group of mercenaries coming from Colombia were detected attempting an armed maritime invasion–using speedboats–through the coastal region of La Guaira. Among the infiltrators were two former American soldiers working for Silvercorp USA, the security (mercenary) services company founded by ex-Green Beret Jordan Goudreau (“a freedom-loving patriot, a mercenary and a gifted warrior scarred by battle and in way over his head”).
The Americans, Luke Alexander Denman and Airan Berry, are both from Austin, Texas. They reportedly met Jordan Goudreau, founder of Silvercorp and a signatory to the contract, during their time in the Army.
- Luke Alexander Denman
- Age: 34
- Residence: Austin, TX
- Joined Army in 2006
- Training: in Army 5 years, “did infantry and AIT” “and also did deep-water dive training and aviation training for fixed-wing aircraft.”
- Airan Seth Berry
- Age: 41
- Residence: Austin, TX
- Joined Army in 1996
- Training: Infantry
- Met JG in Army
- Job proposal: “Come to Venezuela and provide support.”
- Flew from USA to Colombia in January accompanied by Jordan G., Luke, and Alex (f.).
- Came to Riohacha by car accompanied by Luke and Alex.
- Mission was supposed to be for two weeks, “reviewing what they already know,” “how to go about working in a building and basic clearing of a street.”
- Lived in three different houses in Riohacha, where Sequea (aka “Leo”); trained up to 60 people.
- Mission in Caracas was to “advise the forces that were coming in — and make our way to the airport as soon as we could.”
- Deployed 3 times to Iraq, in 2003, 2005, and 2007.
- Is a Green Beret
- Was in 10th Special Forces Group
- Targets were DGCIM, SEBIN, Miraflores, and the airport control tower.
Silvercorp had a 15-month contract with “exiled Venezuelan military” for the purpose of “exit/removal of current Venezuelan Regime and entrance/installation of recognized Venezuelan Government.” The operation was to be funded partially by “investors” who “will have a preferred vender status with the new government in Venezuela.” The dues to Silvercorp were payable in cash or barrels of oil. The contract was signed 10/16/2019.
If the contract is to be credited, Guaido’s people clearly were involved. Under the terms of the contract, “President Juan Guaido” is at the top of the chain of the command, followed by the “Overall Project Supervisor Sergio Vergara,” and the bottom rung specified being “Chief Strategist Juan Jose Rendon.”
