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U.S. Army Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke pleaded not guilty Tuesday to five federal charges over a series of Polymarket bets that turned $33,000 into more than $404,000, in what prosecutors describe as the first insider-trading case ever filed against a prediction-markets trader. Key Takeaways: Van Dyke pleads not…

A U.S. special forces soldier accused of using classified information about the operation to remove Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro from office to make prediction market bets pleaded not guilty to federal charges Tuesday. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, was charged Friday with unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain,…

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Federal prosecutors say the U.S. Treasury Department will allow defense attorneys for Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, to be paid by the Venezuelan government. The move clears a major hurdle in the case, eliminating the risk of lengthy delays over funding disputes and the possibility of U.S. taxpayers…

A US soldier has been charged with using classified military intelligence to win over $400,000 on prediction market Polymarket — betting on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro before the mission was made public. Gannon Van Dyke, a Special Forces master sergeant at Fort Bragg, was granted bond Friday,…

Cost of living issues have persisted in Venezuela since the US abducted former President Nicolas Maduro in January. Union leaders, retirees and public sector workers in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas have marched towards the presidential palace to demand higher wages and dignified pensions, only to be met by police…

Donald Trump claimed he was popular in Venezuela, where he might consider running for president after completing his US term. In light-hearted remarks during a press conference on Monday, Trump said he would poll higher than anybody ever has in Venezuela, where US forces captured President Nicolas Maduro and his…

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The rapper served his sentence at the same federal facility housing Maduro. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images; Jesus Vargas/Getty Images Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is once again a free man—and, true to form, he wasted no time reminding the world of his larger-than-life persona. After serving three months in federal custody for violating…

MIAMI (AP) — A top Washington lobbyist who is closely allied with President Donald Trump testified in federal court that he immediately cut ties with former Congressman David Rivera when he learned in 2020 that Venezuela’s government had awarded the Miami Republican a $50 million contract, shattering his belief that…