Share this page!

Enter URL or ID to Unroll

You can paste full URL like: https://x.com/threadreaderapp/status/1644127596119195649
or just the ID like: 1644127596119195649

How to get URL link on X (Twitter) App

  1. On the Twitter thread, click on or icon on the bottom
  2. Click again on or Share Via icon
  3. Click on Copy Link to Tweet
  4. Paste it above and click "Unroll Thread"!
  5. More info at Twitter Help
Just Human Profile picture
@realjusthuman
Jan 6 • 23 tweets • 11 min read • Read on X
Scrolly
🧵United States v. Carvajal-Barrios
(Maduro Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy Case)

Thread on case background and related cases. Image
Nicolás Maduro Moros. Image
The case against Maduro, titled U.S. v. Carvajal-Barrios, is not a new one.

It was first brought in March of 2011.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…Image
Hugo Armando Carvajal-Barrios aka "El Pollo"

"The Chicken"

Is a former Venezuelan military and intel officer, served under Chavez, and became a key leader in the Cartel de Los Soles.

He was a "Chavista" and turned against Maduro in 2019, then fled the country. Image
That same year, 2019, the US announced charges against two Columbians who worked closely with Maduro's Regime and had engaged in a $350mil birbery and money laundering scheme.

Alex Saab Moran and Alvaro Pulido Vargas

Saab was also Maduro's liaison to Hezbollah and the Iranian Regime.

archive.md/U6YaDImage
Image
Saab was captured in Cabo Verde when his jet stopped to refuel. He was on his way to Tehran at the time.

He was later brought to the U.S.

I have an article on it here.

justhuman.substack.com/p/another-swam…Image
I do wonder if Saab, whom Biden sent back to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange for 10 Americans and fugitive Leonard Francis aka "Fat Leonard," helped the U.S. gather intel on Maduro's operations.

He had worked as a DEA source a time or two before...

cbsnews.com/news/biden-ven…
Anyway, so back to "The Chicken" and the case against Maduro. Image
January 2020

Pursuant to EO 13884, the Treasury Dept's OFAC identifies 15 aircraft used by Maduro and Co to transport narcotics and sanctioned individuals.

home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…Image
March of 2020 the Trump DOJ added Maduro to that case against Carvajal Barrios.

justice.gov/archives/opa/v…Image
And brought charges against a dozen others, all involved in narco-terrorism.

justice.gov/archives/opa/p…Image
At the press conference announcing the charges, these useful charts were presented. Image
Image
The cases announced that day originated out of several districts: DC, SDNY, EDNY, SDFL, SDTX, and D. Ariz.

It was a big friggin' deal.

justice.gov/archives/opa/p…
A little over a year later, "The Chicken" was found hiding in Europe. I'm not sure if anyone got the $10mil reward that was on offer for him.


September 2021 - arrested in Spain
July 2023 - extradited to the U.S.
June 2025 - Pleads Guilty
Currently awaiting sentencing.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/f…Image
Another related case is United States v. Campo and Flores.

Antonio Campo Flores and Francisco Flores de Freitas are nephews of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

DEA captured them in Haiti in 2015.

cnn.com/2015/11/11/ame…Image
This became known as the Narcosobrinos Affair.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcosobr…

The nephews were convicted in 2016 and alter sentenced to 18 years in prison.

But...

In October 2022, Biden swapped them back to Venezuela in exchange for five Americans held hostage and used as political pawns for years—the "Citgo Six"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citgo_SixImage
Hey, remember the graphics AG Barr presented in 2020? The "air bridge" one? Image
September 2024

The US, pursuant to EO 13884 and starts grabbing aircraft used by Maduro's Regime to transport narcotics and sanctioned members of FARC, Cartel de los Soles, and similar groups.

justice.gov/archives/opa/p…

And again in February 2025
justice.gov/opa/pr/united-… Image
August 2025

Maduro's bounty is DOUBLED to $50 million.

I think that may be the highest ever reward offered by the Rewards for Justice program.

For comparison, the program offered $25 million for Osama bin Laden.
justice.gov/opa/video/atto…Image
January 3, 2025

Maduro is captured.

In capturing Maduro, the Trump Admin, U.S. Law Enforcement, and the U.S. Military may have decoupled Venezuela, and potentially the Western Hemisphere, from China, Iran, and Russia.

My next video will be on this.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…Image
Another fun fact to know about this whole thing (there are so many I could submit, but this one is brand new).

Maduro's defense counsel is Barry J. Pollack.

Pollack also represented another infamous Russian asset:

Julian Assange Image
Image

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Just Human

Just Human Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @realjusthuman

Just Human Profile picture
Jan 20
🧵(Disqualified) Interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan's 120-Day Appointment is Up.

The United States District Court for EDVA has posted a vacancy notice, seeking someone to run that office.

1/n Image
Even if you accept the argument that Halligan was lawfully appointed and should not have been disqualified, which is currently under appeal at the Fourth Circuit,... her time is up.

The 120 days have passed by.

So, there's a vacancy.

2/n
The role could have easily and quickly been filled by Robert McBride, an experienced DOJ prosecutor and former Navy lawyer who was taken out of the Kentucky office to serve as Halligan's First Assistant....

But DOJ fired him last week.

3/n Image
Read 10 tweets
Just Human Profile picture
Jan 16
"The meeting came a day after President Trump spoke to Ms. Rodríguez on the phone and on the same day he met with María Corina Machado, the leader of Venezuela’s opposition and a Nobel laureate." Image
After months of infiltration into the country and the government in Venezuela by CIA operators and just a couple weeks after one of the most extraordinary joint military operations in the history of the world (which could not have happened without the CIA's work pre-raid), the Director of the CIA just strolled into Caracas and told the the communist regime,

"The United States looks forward to an improved working relationship."

That's baller.Image
Read 7 tweets
Just Human Profile picture
Jan 14
🧵Looks like someone, perhaps more than one person, got caught with their hand in the TS/SCI cookie jar. Image
United States v. Perez-Lugones

1 count of 18 USC 793(e)

Retention of National Defense Information

Might see that more charges added (probably will) Image
Perez-Lugones is former US Navy, working as a govt contractor since 2002, has a TS/SCI clearance.

He is a sys admin for a a company that contracts to a gov't agency and whose workplace is within another government contracting company.

He has access to classified information as part of his job.Image
Read 22 tweets
Just Human Profile picture
Jan 13
🧵United States v. Maduro

Some confusion, or silliness, over who represents Maduro played out recently.

Barry Pollack initially filed as counsel for Maduro. Image
The next day, Bruce Fein filed as counsel for Maduro Image
But Pollack quickly informed the court that Fein was NOT counsel to Maduro, and no one authorized him to speak to Maduro or represent him in any way.

Also says he tried to contact Fein and got no response. Image
Image
Read 12 tweets
Just Human Profile picture
Jan 8
🧵United States v. Cole
(J5 Pipe Bomber case)

It appears that defendant Brian J. Cole Jr. will be RELEASED FROM CUSTODY due to DOJ's failure to file a valid federal indictment by Dec 30, 2025.

Charges are not dismissed.
Arraignment on the new indictment is set for tomorrow. Image
It seems Judge Amir H. Ali accepted the defense's argument, summarized here👇 Image
The charges are not dismissed.

Cole will be arraigned tomorrow (and probably put back in custody). Image
Read 9 tweets
Just Human Profile picture
Jan 2
🧵United States v. Cole
(J5 Pipe Bomber case)

Prosecutors will seek a superseding indictment against Cole, this time from a federal grand jury, next week. Image
At the detention hearing on Dec 30, we learned that prosecutors had a 2-count indictment against Cole from a "local grand jury," meaning one empaneled by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia—not one empaneled by the federal court.

This method of getting an indictment is currently under review at the Court of Appeals.

Read 5 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us!

Send Email!

:(