Google Worker Charged With Insider Trading on Polymarket

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The Wall Street Journal

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4.1 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Plus: The Justice Department opens a probe into writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused President Trump of sexual assault and defamation. And Meta rolls out paid subscription plans on its platforms as it hunts for revenue to fund its AI buildout. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.6	Federal prosecutors in New York have charged a Google software engineer with insider trading
0:43.9	on polymarket. According to a criminal complaint unsealed yesterday, the 36-year-old employee
0:49.3	allegedly earned more than a million dollars by illegally trading contracts using restricted non-public search
0:55.8	data. The case marks the second time the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office has brought insider trading
1:00.9	charges over trades made on polymarket after an Army Special Forces Soltar was charged over trades
1:06.3	related to the military operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
1:11.2	The Google engineer charged in the case couldn't be reached for comment,
1:14.7	and we should note that Polly Market has a data partnership with Dow Jones,
1:18.6	the publisher of the Wall Street Journal.
1:20.7	The Justice Department has opened an investigation into writer E. Jean Carroll,
1:25.4	who accused President Trump of sexually assaulting her 30 years ago.
1:29.7	The DOJ is examining whether Carol committed perjury during her civil lawsuits against Trump.
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