BBC Headlines • May 28, 2026 02:14

Google worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on bets

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The longtime Google employee was charged in New York for allegedly breaking insider trading laws.

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Wed 22:22 - Wired Business

Google Security Engineer Arrested in Million-Dollar Polymarket Trading Scheme

Thu 02:14 - BBC Headlines

Google worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on bets

Thu 02:25 - Al Jazeera English

Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets

Thu 03:13 - The Hill

Google employee charged with insider trading on Polymarket

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Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets

Michele Spagnuolo allegedly used insider information to profit from bets on people on Google's most-searched list.

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Google employee charged with insider trading on Polymarket

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged a Google employee with insider trading on Polymarket. In a seven-page complaint filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York (SNDY), the …

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Google Security Engineer Arrested in Million-Dollar Polymarket Trading Scheme

According to federal prosecutors, Michele Spagnuolo made more than $1 million on the prediction market platform using confidential information about Google Search traffic.