U.S. soldier arrested for $400K winning Polymarket bets on Maduro capture, DOJ says
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Source: CNBC
Published: 2026-04-24 08:01 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Crime & Justice, Defence, Military & Defence, Economy & Finance, Financial Markets, Business & Economy, War & Conflict
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A U.S. Army soldier was arrested on a federal indictment accusing him of using classified information to make bets that won him $400,000 on the Polymarket prediction market related to the American military mission that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, the Department of Justice said on Thursday.
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