Special forces soldier who won $400,000 betting on Maduro's capture pleads not guilty
Summary
Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. Army special forces soldier, pleaded not guilty to charges that he used secret information about the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to make over $400,000 by betting on a prediction market called Polymarket. Van Dyke was arrested and released on bond, and his case is ongoing in a federal court in Manhattan.Key Facts
- Van Dyke helped plan and take part in the operation to capture Venezuelan President Maduro.
- He allegedly used classified information to place bets on the outcome of the operation before it happened.
- Van Dyke opened a betting account on the prediction market Polymarket on December 26, 2025, and placed bets from December 27 to January 2, 2026.
- He made approximately $409,881 from bets totaling $33,034 after President Trump announced the operation publicly.
- Van Dyke was arrested at Fort Bragg and appeared in court in New York, where he pleaded not guilty.
- He was released on a $250,000 personal bond with travel restrictions to California, North Carolina, and New York.
- Evidence includes records from Polymarket, banks, cryptocurrency exchanges, emails, and classified material.
- Van Dyke is currently on military leave, and his military status is uncertain.
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