Kalshi Imposes First-Ever Lifetime Ban on George Santos for Market Manipulation
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Former Rep. George Santos received Kalshi’s first-ever lifetime ban and a $71,356 fine for insider trading and attempting to manipulate prediction-market prices related to his State of the Union attendance; Kalshi froze his account after he publicly tried to influence contracts and referred the case to the CFTC, which had already fined him in a prior settlement. Santos has a lengthy legal history, including a 2023 ethics expulsion and a 2025 commutation of a prison sentence, and Kalshi has pursued enforcement actions against other politicians this year.
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