Washington Post • April 24, 2026 00:17

U.S. soldier accused of pocketing $400,000 through bets on Maduro’s capture

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The bet on the seizing of the Venezuelan leader has drawn scrutiny to insider trading within the growing prediction market industry.

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Thu 22:18 - The Hill

Soldier in Maduro raid charged over prediction market bets on operation: DOJ

Thu 23:15 - Wired Business

US Special Forces Soldier Arrested for Polymarket Bets on Maduro Raid

Fri 00:17 - Washington Post

U.S. soldier accused of pocketing $400,000 through bets on Maduro’s capture

Fri 02:26 - Washington Examiner

Trump laments world becoming ‘casino’ after soldier charged in Maduro raid bet

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The Hill

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22:18

Soldier in Maduro raid charged over prediction market bets on operation: DOJ

A U.S. Army soldier has been accused of using classified information about the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to place bets on the prediction market Polymarket, federal …

Washington Examiner

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02:26

Trump laments world becoming ‘casino’ after soldier charged in Maduro raid bet

President Donald Trump complained that the world was becoming a “casino” after a U.S. soldier was charged with allegedly using classified information to make over $400,000 on the operation to …

Wired Business

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23:15

US Special Forces Soldier Arrested for Polymarket Bets on Maduro Raid

The master sergeant allegedly used classified intel to profit on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, marking the first US arrest for insider trading on a prediction market.