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Soldier Charged in $400K Polymarket Insider Trading Scandal

4/24/2026

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Polymarket detected insider trading, alerted the Justice Department and cooperated with the investigation.
Army soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke was charged for using classified info to place Polymarket bets that earned $400,000 after moving $35,000 to an exchange on Dec. 26, 2025.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a complaint alleging wire fraud, commodities fraud and unlawful monetary transactions, prompting President Donald Trump to liken the conduct to Pete Rose’s betting scandal.

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Story summary

Polymarket detected insider trading, alerted the Justice Department and cooperated with the investigation.
Army soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke was charged for using classified info to place Polymarket bets that earned $400,000 after moving $35,000 to an exchange on Dec. 26, 2025.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a complaint alleging wire fraud, commodities fraud and unlawful monetary transactions, prompting President Donald Trump to liken the conduct to Pete Rose’s betting scandal.