Who Is Gannon Ken Van Dyke? Soldier Pleads Not Guilty to Maduro Bet Scheme
Summary
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. special forces soldier, pleaded not guilty to charges involving the illegal use of secret military information to bet over $400,000 on a prediction market about the capture of Venezuela’s former leader Nicolás Maduro. He is accused of using inside knowledge about the military operation, which captured Maduro on January 3, to make bets and earn profits.Key Facts
- Van Dyke is a 38-year-old U.S. special forces soldier stationed at Fort Bragg.
- He allegedly used classified information about Maduro’s capture operation for personal gain.
- He placed around $33,000 in bets predicting Maduro would be out of power by the end of January.
- These bets earned him more than $404,000 in profits.
- Van Dyke signed nondisclosure agreements related to the Maduro mission.
- He pleaded not guilty to charges including unlawful use of government information, theft of nonpublic information, commodities fraud, wire fraud, and unlawful monetary transactions.
- Van Dyke was granted bond in North Carolina and will face further court proceedings in New York.
- A pretrial court conference is scheduled for June 8.
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