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Héctor Ríos Morales

U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information to Profit From Maduro Operation

The Polymarket prediction market website is displayed on a computer screen in January. (Credit: Wyatte Grantham-Philips/Via AP/WSJ)

On Jan. 3, U.S. military forces carried out a highly classified operation in Caracas to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

According to residents, the night of the operation initially appeared routine, but explosions and flashes of light quickly signaled something was wrong. The mission caught many by surprise, and Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were taken into custody.

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