US soldier accused of betting on Maduro's removal pleads not guilty to fraud charges
The Army officer has been accused of using classified information to win $400,000 on an online prediction market.
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— Gannon Ken Van Dyke , Other
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— Mark Geragos , Other
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The Army officer has been accused of using classified information to win $400,000 on an online prediction market.
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. special forces soldier, pleaded not guilty to charges of using classified information related to a covert mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to profit over $400,000 through bets made on the prediction market Polymarket.
Federal authorities charged a Special Forces soldier involved in the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro with using inside information about the raid to win roughly $400,000 through bets placed on online prediction markets.
A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was arrested on Thursday after allegedly betting on Maduro's removal from office before news of the raid was made public, a law enforcement source and a senior military official told CBS News.
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