US Army Green Beret Arrested for Allegedly Betting on Venezuela Raid

The US Department of Justice has arrested a master sergeant in the US Army, alleging that he used classified information to place wagers on a military operation in Venezuela. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who is an active-duty soldier with the US Army Special Forces, is accused of using his knowledge of the forthcoming raid to place $33,000 in bets, which yielded a profit of around $400,000. According to the indictment, Van Dyke created a Polymarket account in December 2025 and placed 13 bets on contracts related to the potential US military action in Venezuela. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is also pursuing an insider trading complaint against Van Dyke. The case has drawn attention from US President Donald Trump, who expressed his disapproval of the practice of using confidential information for personal gain. Van Dyke allegedly attempted to conceal his identity by asking Polymarket to delete his account and changing his email address.