US soldier charged with using Polymarket to bet on Nicolas Maduro abduction
Al Jazeera·2h ago·Anger
What Happened
The US Department of Justice charged active-duty soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, with illegally using classified military information to place bets on prediction market Polymarket regarding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Prosecutors claim Van Dyke profited over $400,000 through thirteen bets on US military intervention in Venezuela. He faces charges including wire fraud and commodity exchange violations carrying sentences up to 20 years imprisonment.
Key Entities
Gannon Ken Van DykeUS Department of JusticePolymarketNicolas MaduroVenezuelaFBI