CFTC settles insider-trading case against White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez for betting on Trump speeches via Kalshi
Gabriel Perez, a White House teleprompter operator, settled with the CFTC after being found to have used nonpublic information from President Trump's speeches to place winning bets on Kalshi prediction markets between December 2025 and February 2026. Perez agreed to disgorge $107,539.02 in profits and pay a $65,000 civil penalty, and received a three-year trading ban. Kalshi detected the suspicious activity and referred the case to the CFTC.
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13 outlets covered it, splitting into 9 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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CNN
Trump's longtime teleprompter operator to pay $65,000 fine to settle insider-trading case
first-of-its-kind White House prediction-market insider trading · negative
Washington Times
Former Trump teleprompter operator suspended from Kalshi over insider trading
Kalshi suspension and broader ethics context · neutral
First to report
- CNNfirst
- Reuters+31.8 h
- Bloomberg+32.8 h
- NBC News+33.0 h
- South China Morning Post+33.3 h
- CBS News+34.6 h
- BBC+38.2 h
- The Hill+45.3 h
- New York Times+46.0 h
- Washington Examiner+47.8 h
- Globe and Mail+48.1 h
- ABC News+54.4 h
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The split, in one line
Most outlets relay the same CFTC facts; CNN emphasizes first known White House insider trading on prediction markets while the Washington Examiner links it to a broader pattern of insider trading infiltrating government.
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“Ex-White House teleprompter operator to pay $172,000 to settle CFTC probe”ABC ABC News LEFT-CENTER
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“Former Trump White House teleprompter operator to pay over $172,000 after insider-trading probe”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
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“Trump Teleprompter Pays $170,000 to End Insider Trading Probe” · BBC, Globe and Mail, South China Morning Post, Reuters, The Hill, Bloomberg
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CNNCNN Trump's longtime teleprompter operator to pay $65,000 fine to settle insider-trading case 61d ago TNew York Times Teleprompter Operator Who Bet on Trump Speeches Is Ordered to Pay Fine 59d ago LEFT-CENTER3
ABCABC News Ex-White House teleprompter operator to pay $172,000 to settle CFTC probe 59d ago CBSCBS News Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for insider bets on Kalshi 60d ago NBCNBC News White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172K for placing prediction market bets on Trump's speeches 60d ago CENTER3
RReuters CFTC fines former White House aide $172,000 for trading on Trump speech information - Reuters 60d ago HThe Hill White House teleprompter operator who placed bets on Trump's speeches ordered to pay $172K 59d ago BLBloomberg Trump Teleprompter Pays $170,000 to End Insider Trading Probe 60d ago RIGHT2
WTWashington Times Former Trump teleprompter operator suspended from Kalshi over insider trading 57d ago WEWashington Examiner Former Trump White House teleprompter operator to pay over $172,000 after insider-trading probe 59d ago INTERNATIONAL3
BBCBBC Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets 59d ago GMGlobe and Mail Former White House teleprompter operator accused of insider trading must turn over profits, pay fine 59d ago SCSouth China Morning Post White House teleprompter operator fined, forfeits winnings for betting on Trump's words 60d ago 12 tracked claims across 13 outlets
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This case is the first known instance of a White House employee involved in insider trading on prediction markets
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