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

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A US Army special forces soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, has been charged by the Department of Justice for allegedly using classified information about Operation Absolute Resolve to make over $400,000 in bets on the removal of Nicolas Maduro. The indictment, unsealed on Thursday, alleges Van Dyke traded on Polymarket with nonpublic knowledge of the operation, which involved capturing Maduro in Venezuela.

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

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