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The Army officer charged with using classified information to win $400,000 is also a real estate investor with rave reviews on Airbnb.
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The Army officer charged with using classified information to win $400,000 is also a real estate investor with rave reviews on Airbnb.
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. Army special forces soldier, pleaded not guilty to charges of using insider information to bet on the removal of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, resulting in over $400,000 in profits.
Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, involved in the operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he used classified information to place profitable bets on the prediction market Polymarket.
Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who allegedly profited over $400,000 by betting on the capture of Nicolás Maduro using insider information, is set to appear in a Manhattan courtroom for arraignment.
U.S. Army soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke has been charged with using classified information about the operation to capture Nicolás Maduro to profit over $400,000 through bets placed on the prediction market Polymarket.
Federal authorities arrested and charged U.S. special forces soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke for allegedly making bets on the raid that removed Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro from office, resulting in over $400,000 in profits.
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