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Master Sergeant Indicted for Insider Bets on Venezuela Coup

4/24/2026

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Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke was indicted in a New York federal court for use of information after allegedly profiting from the January operation to capture Venezuela’s president.
He placed thirteen “Yes” bets on Polymarket that U.S. forces were in Venezuela and that President Nicolás Maduro would be removed by Jan. 31 2026.
Prosecutors say he moved most winnings to a foreign cryptocurrency vault and then to a new brokerage account.

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Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke was indicted in a New York federal court for use of information after allegedly profiting from the January operation to capture Venezuela’s president.
He placed thirteen “Yes” bets on Polymarket that U.S. forces were in Venezuela and that President Nicolás Maduro would be removed by Jan. 31 2026.
Prosecutors say he moved most winnings to a foreign cryptocurrency vault and then to a new brokerage account.