The Bad PlaceBusiness Latest | US Special Forces Soldier Arrested for Polymarket Bets on Maduro Raid by Kate Knibbs, Maddy Varner
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The Department of Justice arrested Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke, an enlisted member of the U.S. Army’s Special Forces, after accusing him of using classified, non‑public information about the U.S. operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to earn more than $400,000 in profits on the prediction‑market platform Polymarket. According to the indictment, Van Dyke opened a Polymarket account shortly before the raid, placed a series of “YES” contracts betting that U.S. forces would be in Venezuela and that “Maduro out” by January 31, 2026, and amassed hundreds of thousands of shares just hours before the extraction, subsequently cashing out when the contract resolved in his favor. He has been charged with five counts, including multiple violations of the Commodity Exchange Act, and faces a potential sentence of up to 60 years; the case marks the first U.S. insider‑trading prosecution involving a prediction market, highlighting growing regulatory scrutiny of platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi amid concerns that officials could exploit confidential government information for personal gain.
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