Army soldier arrested for using classified info to profit on capture of Maduro with Polymarket bets
Acting attorney general: 'Federal laws protecting national security information fully apply'

Gannon Ken Van Dyke has been charged with unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain.
Acting attorney general: 'Federal laws protecting national security information fully apply'
Federal prosecutors say that Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in the operation to oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, used the information to place bets on a prediction market.
A US Army soldier was charged with using classified information about the timing of the US military’s capture of then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to make more than $400,000 trading on Polymarket’s prediction market, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Federal authorities allege that a soldier involved in the operation to capture Venezuelan strongman netted more than $400,000 in profit from Polymarket wagers.
A US Army soldier was arrested and charged for using classified information to profit more than $400,00 on the capture of Maduro betting on Polymarket, a prediction marketplace. The post US Army Soldier Arrested For Using Classified Information to Profit $400,000 on Capture of Maduro with Polymarket Bets appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who allegedly made more than $400,000 on Polymarket, could face up to 60 years in prisonA 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…
A U.S. special forces soldier was arrested and charged with using classified information about the raid to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to profit from prediction market bets, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.Why it matters: The case lands as regulators and lawmakers intensify scrutiny of prediction markets — offering a real-world…
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Thursday called for President Trump to pardon for the U.S. Army soldier accused of raking in more than $400,000 after betting on the capture of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina who was involved in the planning of…
President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter regarding reports of a US special forces member who was involved in the operation to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, placing winning bets on Polymarket and pocketing more than $400,000. Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke was directly involved in the “planning and execution” of Operation Absolute...