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fromTNW | Google
12 hours ago

A Google engineer used internal search data to bet $2.7m on Polymarket. The DOJ has charged him.

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York have charged Michele Spagnuolo, a 36-year-old Google information-security engineer based in Switzerland, with using internal Google search-trend data to bet $2.7m on Polymarket and profit $1.2m on the prediction-market platform's 2025 Google Year-in-Search contracts.
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fromwww.npr.org
19 hours ago

DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million

A Google engineer allegedly used confidential internal search-trend data to place Polymarket bets, profiting $1.2 million before public traders knew outcomes.
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fromThe Verge
20 hours ago

A Google employee allegedly used inside information to win $1.2 million on Polymarket

Federal prosecutors allege a Google employee used confidential internal Google data to win $1.2 million on Polymarket bets tied to 2025 search trends.
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