BBC News | US soldier charged after winning $400,000 betting on removal of Maduro

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U.S. Army Special Forces soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke, stationed at Fort Bragg, was arrested and charged after allegedly using classified information about “Operation Absolute Resolve”—the night‑time raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife—to place bets on the crypto‑based prediction market Polymarket. Prosecutors say he opened an account in late December 2025, wagered over $33,000 on the timing and outcome of the operation, and profited more than $409,000. He now faces charges of unlawful use of confidential government information, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud and illegal monetary transactions, with the Department of Justice emphasizing that military personnel are prohibited from exploiting sensitive intelligence for personal gain.

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