A US Special Forces soldier involved in the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with multiple crimes, including unlawful use of classified government information, after allegedly using insider knowledge to place bets on Polymarket that earned him over $400,000. Prosecutors say the soldier, who had access to sensitive details about the mission, profited from wagers tied to the outcome of the operation and is now accused of wire fraud and other financial offences linked to the use of nonpublic information. Camille Knight has this story.
US soldier bet on Maduro capture on Polymarket
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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
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Fri 05:36 - Sky News (UK)
US soldier 'made hundreds of thousands of dollars betting on Maduro capture'
Fri 10:44 - France 24
US soldier bet on Maduro capture on Polymarket