US soldier charged after winning $400,000 betting on removal of Maduro

Gannon Ken Van Dyke allegedly made trades on Polymarket on the basis of classified information, the justice department says.

Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. special forces soldier, has been charged with using classified information about a military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to profit over $400,000 through bets placed on the prediction market site Polymarket.

Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke was arrested for allegedly using classified intelligence related to a U.S. raid to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to place bets on a prediction market, Polymarket.

A U.S. special forces soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, has been arrested for betting on the secret military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, violating non-disclosure agreements by wagering $32,000 on the outcome in online prediction markets.

A U.S. Army soldier involved in the capture of Nicolas Maduro has been charged with making $400,000 by betting on the removal of the ousted Venezuelan leader, the Justice Department said on Thursday.

A U.S. soldier was charged on Thursday with using classified information about the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro to place bets on prediction markets and earn more than $400,000.

Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a master sergeant with US Army Special Forces, was charged for making wagers on Polymarket based on confidential government information.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said it had charged a U.S. Army soldier who allegedly made $400,000 by betting on the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

A U.S. soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market, federal officials announced Thursday.

Federal authorities on Thursday arrested a special forces soldier who was involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for allegedly pocketing more than $400,000 by betting on his removal from office.

A US special forces soldier involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was arrested and charged for allegedly betting on that operation, netting him $400,000 in profits.

A U.S. special forces soldier who participated in the raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the operation to win more than $400,000 on the online betting platform Polymarket.

The United States Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against an active-duty soldier for placing a bet on the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, using classified military information for personal profit.

Gannon Ken Van Dyke was part of the operation to capture Maduro in January and used his access to classified information to make money on the prediction market site Polymarket.

A US soldier who played a role in the January capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is now in custody after allegedly cashing in over $400,000 on wagers about the politician’s removal from office, federal authorities announced on Thursday.

Gannon Ken Van Dyk is accused of using his access to classified information to make money on the prediction market site Polymarket.