US soldier pleads not guilty to charges of using classified information to bet on Maduro capture operation
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a 38-year-old active duty Special Forces soldier, appeared in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to misusing classified information about a January 3, 2026 military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Prosecutors allege Van Dyke placed bets on Polymarket using advance knowledge of the operation, profiting over $400,000 before transferring the funds through cryptocurrency. This marks the first federal prosecution involving insider trading on a prediction market.
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This event sits in the top 66% of divergence this week. 8 outlets covered it, splitting into 8 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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