US Army Green Beret Arrested for Placing $400,000 in Bets on Venezuela Raid

The US Department of Justice has arrested a master sergeant with the Army's Special Forces for allegedly using classified information to place wagers on a military operation in Venezuela, resulting in winnings of approximately $400,000. According to the indictment, Gannon Ken Van Dyke used his knowledge of the impending raid to place $33,000 in bets on the outcome, violating federal law and breaching the trust placed in him by the US government. Van Dyke, an active-duty soldier based at Fort Bragg, was involved in the planning and execution of the operation to detain former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is also pursuing an insider trading complaint against Van Dyke, citing a threat to national security and the lives of American service members. The case has drawn comments from US President Donald Trump, who expressed disapproval of the use of confidential information for personal gain in prediction markets.