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Authorities arrest special forces soldier who allegedly made $400K on Polymarket bet involving Maduro operation Maduro

Authorities arrest special forces soldier who allegedly made $400K on Polymarket bet involving Maduro operation

A special forces soldier involved in the operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been indicted by the U.S. Justice Department. His alleged crime? Making numerous bets on the prediction market Polymarket that Maduro would be removed from power, for which he is said to have made upwards of…
bubmag
April 24, 2026
US Special Forces Soldier Arrested for Polymarket Bets on Maduro Raid Maduro

US Special Forces Soldier Arrested for Polymarket Bets on Maduro Raid

The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it arrested Gannon Ken Van Dyke, an enlisted member of the US Army’s special forces, for allegedly using “classified, nonpublic” information about the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro to notch more than $400,000 in profits on Polymarket trades. A grand jury indicted…
bubmag
April 24, 2026
US soldier charged with using Polymarket to bet on Nicolas Maduro abduction Maduro

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 placing a bet on the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, using classified military information for personal profit. On Thursday, prosecutors accused Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, of cashing in on the operation against Maduro,…
bubmag
April 24, 2026
US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400,000 bet on Maduro raid Maduro

US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400,000 bet on Maduro raid

A Master Sergeant from Fort Bragg military base in the USA has been arrested and charged for allegedly using classified military intelligence to profit from a prediction market during the capture of Nicolás Maduro. Gannon Ken Van Dyke is accused of wagering $32,000 on the outcome of Operation Absolute Resolve,…
bubmag
April 24, 2026
FCC throws out satellite spectrum challenges as D2D dealmaking heats up SpaceX

FCC throws out satellite spectrum challenges as D2D dealmaking heats up

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr speaking during an Oct. 6 address in El Segundo, California, where he announced new proposals to streamline satellite licensing and spectrum rules. Credit: SpaceNews/Dan Robitzski TAMPA, Fla. — The Federal Communications Commission has moved to lock down incumbent rights to Mobile Satellite Service spectrum, dismissing bids…
bubmag
April 24, 2026
Federal officials charge US soldier with using inside info to win $400K bet on Maduro’s capture Maduro

Federal officials charge US soldier with using inside info to win $400K bet on Maduro’s capture

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market, federal officials announced Thursday. Gannon Ken Van Dyke was part of…
bubmag
April 24, 2026