Soldier Charged After Using Classified Intel On Maduro Raid To Win $400,000 On Polymarket
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🗓️ 24 April 2026
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| 1:06.2 | A U.S. Special Forces soldier who participated in the raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the operation to win more than |
| 1:12.8 | $400,000 on the online betting platform polymarket. |
| 1:18.0 | The Justice Department said U.S. Army soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke was charged with unlawful |
| 1:24.4 | use of confidential government information for personal gain and theft |
| 1:29.7 | of non-public government information. Van Dyke also faces charges of commodities fraud, |
| 1:36.1 | wire fraud, and making an unlawful monetary transaction. The DOJ alleges Van Dyke created |
| 1:43.2 | an account on the crypto betting platform Polymarket on December 26, 2025, and made around 13 bets on Maduro and Venezuela-related markets. |
| 1:53.5 | The soldier allegedly bet a total of around $33,034 on yes outcomes and questions about U.S. military action or invasion targeting |
| 2:04.4 | Venezuela before January 31, 2026. |
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