All articles tagged with #operation absolute resolve
A U.S. Army specialist at Fort Bragg has been charged with insider trading after allegedly using classified, nonpublic information about the Venezuela raid that captured Nicolas Maduro to place bets on Polymarket, earning about $409,000; the DOJ and CFTC accuse him of unlawful use of government information, theft of nonpublic data, commodities and wire fraud, with Polymarket cooperating and investigators pursuing the case.
An active-duty U.S. Army soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, allegedly used nonpublic classified information about a planned operation to capture Nicolás Maduro to place bets on Polymarket, profiting about $410,000; he is charged by indictment with multiple counts including commodities fraud, wire fraud, and unlawful monetary transaction.
A U.S. Army soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, was indicted for allegedly using nonpublic classified information about a military operation (Operation Absolute Resolve to capture Nicolás Maduro) to place bets on Polymarket, profiting about $410,000. He allegedly created a Polymarket account, placed about 13 bets between December 27, 2025 and January 2, 2026, and attempted to conceal proceeds after the operation's public announcement. He faces multiple charges including three counts of violating the Commodity Exchange Act, one count of wire fraud, and one count of an unlawful monetary transaction, with a potential maximum of up to 70 years in prison. The case is being prosecuted in federal court by SDNY with cooperation from the FBI and Polymarket.
Lockheed Martin publicly confirmed that its RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drone participated in the January 3, 2023 operation targeting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, flying alongside F-35 and F-22 jets and Sikorsky Black Hawks during Operation Absolute Resolve; the drone’s capabilities remain classified. This marks one of the rare public acknowledgments of the RQ-170’s real-world deployment, with Creech AFB units historically involved and prior links to surveillance roles in Iran and the bin Laden raid.
Lockheed Martin has publicly confirmed that its RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drones participated in the January 3, 2026 operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (Operation Absolute Resolve), alongside F-35s, F-22s, and other assets. The exact role of the drones remains undisclosed, but analysts say Sentinels could have provided persistent overhead surveillance and real-time intelligence for planning and post-strike assessments, underscoring the drone’s potential in high-stakes operations.