"Gannon Ken Van Dyke was part of the operation to capture Maduro in January and used his access to classified information to make money on the prediction market site Polymarket."
"He has been charged by the Justice Department with unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud and making an unlawful monetary transaction."
"This involved a U.S. soldier who allegedly took advantage of his position to profit off of a righteous military operation, said FBI Director Kash Patel."
"Polymarket, one of the largest prediction markets in the world, said it had found someone trading on classified government information, alerted the U.S. Department of Justice and cooperated with their investigation."
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. special forces soldier, has been charged with using classified information from a military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for personal gain. He allegedly made over $400,000 on Polymarket by betting on Maduro's political status. Charges include unlawful use of confidential information, theft of nonpublic information, commodities fraud, and wire fraud. Van Dyke was involved in the operation's planning and execution and signed nondisclosure agreements. Polymarket reported the incident to the Justice Department after discovering the insider trading.
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