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Soldier in Maduro raid charged over prediction market bets on operation: DOJ

Soldier in Maduro raid charged over prediction market bets on operation: DOJ

Summary

A U.S. Army soldier named Gannon Ken Van Dyke is accused of using secret information about a military mission to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to make bets on an online prediction market. He worked at Fort Bragg and helped plan the operation.

Key Facts

  • Gannon Ken Van Dyke is a U.S. Army soldier.
  • He was stationed at Fort Bragg.
  • He was involved in planning a military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
  • Van Dyke allegedly used classified information from the operation.
  • He placed bets on Polymarket, a prediction market website.
  • Federal officials charged him for using secret government information to bet.
  • The charges came after the military operation was publicly known.
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