US soldier pleads not guilty to charges of gambling on Maduro ouster
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. Army soldier, pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud related to insider betting on the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. He allegedly used classified information to place bets on a prediction market, winning $400,000. This case marks the first instance of the Justice Department filing insider trading charges involving a prediction market.
- ▪Van Dyke is charged with using insider information to win money on Polymarket.
- ▪He faces five criminal counts including unlawful use of confidential government information.
- ▪The case has drawn attention as it is the first insider trading case involving a prediction market.
7 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 4 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 4 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Soldier charged with making over $400,000 on Maduro raid bet pleads not guilty — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Special forces soldier who won $400,000 betting on Maduro's capture pleads not guilty — ABC News: Top Stories
- ▪ U.S. soldier pleads not guilty to charges of gambling on Maduro raid — Cbsnews
- ▪ U.S. soldier pleads not guilty to charges of gambling on capture of Maduro — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ US soldier pleads not guilty to charges of betting on Nicolás Maduro’s ouster — The Guardian — World
- ▪ US soldier charged with using intel to win $400,000 on Maduro raid pleads not guilty in NYC court - AP News — Google News
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Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a soldier who is charged with using his access to classified information about the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January to win money on Polymarket, walks near a federal court building in New York on Tuesday. AP-YonhapNEW YORK — The U.S. Army soldier charged with winning $400,000 by using insider information to bet on the removal of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to fraud charges on Tuesday.Gannon Van Dyke, 38, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett's courtroom in Manhattan.
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