Army Special Forces Sergeant Charged in Insider Bets Linked to Maduro Raid
TL;DR
U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke was indicted on wire fraud and related charges for allegedly using insider information about the Jan. 3 Maduro raid to win about $410,000 on Polymarket; he was released on unsecured bond, Kalshi had blocked his account, and a CFTC civil suit alleges he tried to open a rival market account to trade on Maduro-related events.
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