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U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information To Profit From Prediction Market Bets - Department of Justice (.gov)
Overview
The Department of Justice charged Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke with using classified information to place and profit from bets on Polymarket related to a raid targeting Nicolás Maduro. Subsequent reporting includes his public defense—he said "Army people don’t get the business stuff"—which he and his lawyers may cite to contest intent while platforms and investigators review account activity. The more recent SDNY complaint against a Google employee for allegedly using nonpublic search data to win about $1.2 million on Polymarket indicates multiple federal prosecutions and intensifying attention on prediction-market trading.
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