Insider bets, secret ops: Soldier charged after Maduro raid profits

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke was indicted in SDNY on charges including unlawful use of confidential government information, theft of nonpublic information, commodities and wire fraud, and money transactions from unlawful activity after allegedly betting on Maduro’s removal with Polymarket ahead of a raid announcement, netting more than $409,000. Prosecutors say he used classified information to place bets and tried to conceal his identity; Polymarket cited cooperation with the DOJ. Van Dyke, a Joint Special Operations Command communications specialist, was on active duty since 2008 and stationed at Fort Bragg at the time.