Soldier accused of making $400k betting on Maduro capture told woman the ‘army doesn’t understand business’: report

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsSoldier accused of making $400k betting on Maduro capture told woman the ‘army doesn’t understand business’: reportThe woman the soldier had been texting said he contacted her as recently as last weekendErin Keller In Ohio Saturday 25 April 2026 21:19 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964971","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/army-bets-maduro-text-messages-b2964971.html","title":"Soldier accused of $400K Maduro bet says Army ‘doesn’t get business’: report"}}CloseTrump compares soldier arrested over betting on Maduro's arrest to Pete RoseSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":...