US Army Green Beret Arrested for Allegedly Betting on Venezuela Raid

The US Department of Justice has arrested a master sergeant in the Army for allegedly using classified information to place bets on a raid in Venezuela, which resulted in the detention of former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. The sergeant, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, is accused of unlawfully using confidential government information for personal gain, theft of non-public government information, and fraud. According to the indictment, Van Dyke created a Polymarket account and placed 13 bets on contracts related to the US military operation in Venezuela, winning around $400,000. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is also pursuing an insider trading complaint against Van Dyke. The case has drawn attention to the issue of insider trading and the use of confidential information for personal gain. Van Dyke is an active-duty soldier with the US Army Special Forces and was involved in the planning and execution of the military operation. The incident has been noticed by news organizations, and Van Dyke allegedly tried to conceal his identity by asking Polymarket to delete his account and changing his email.