US soldier charged with using Polymarket to bet on Nicolas Maduro abduction

The United States Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against an active-duty soldier for using classified military information for personal profit. The soldier allegedly made over $400,000 from insider knowledge of the Venezuela operation by betting on topics including the invasion of Venezuela and removal of President Nicolas Maduro. He has been charged with violating the Commodity Exchange Act, wire fraud, and carrying out an unlawful monetary transaction.