U.S. soldier pleads not guilty to charges of gambling on Maduro raid
Summary
A U.S. Army soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, pleaded not guilty to charges that he used secret information about a mission to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to place bets and win money. He is accused of illegally trading on a website that lets people bet on events, using inside knowledge to predict Maduro's removal before it was public.Key Facts
- Gannon Ken Van Dyke is a 38-year-old U.S. Army master sergeant involved in the operation to capture Nicolás Maduro.
- Van Dyke is charged with using confidential government information for personal financial gain and several fraud-related crimes.
- He allegedly won over $400,000 by betting on the prediction market Polymarket that Maduro would be removed from office.
- Van Dyke placed bets shortly after President Trump announced Maduro's capture, before the news was public.
- Polymarket flagged the betting activity as suspicious and informed federal authorities.
- U.S. prosecutors labeled the actions as clear insider trading, which means using secret information to gain an unfair advantage in betting.
- Van Dyke had signed nondisclosure agreements about the mission but still placed bets related to it.
- He was released on bond and will face trial in federal court in New York.
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