Fort Bragg Sergeant Accused of Betting on Maduro Raid Using Classified Information
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A U.S. Army master sergeant at Fort Bragg was arrested and charged with using classified details about the Maduro raid to place bets on Maduro-related outcomes via Polymarket, earning about $410,000 after spending roughly $33,000. The case marks the first use of the CFTC’s Eddie Murphy Rule to pursue insider trading tied to government information and includes counts of wire fraud, unlawful monetary transaction, and violations of the Commodity Exchange Act.
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