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Master Sgt. Arrested for $33K Polymarket Insider Trades

4/25/2026

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Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke was arrested, charged with insider trading after Polymarket detected the trades, and released on a $250,000 unsecured bond.
Van Dyke placed about $33,000 in Polymarket bets from Dec. 30 to Jan. 2, wagering on Maduro’s ouster and U.S. forces in Venezuela.
Kash Patel said the arrest shows no one is above the law, a view echoed by President Donald Trump, who called markets a “casino.”

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Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke was arrested, charged with insider trading after Polymarket detected the trades, and released on a $250,000 unsecured bond.
Van Dyke placed about $33,000 in Polymarket bets from Dec. 30 to Jan. 2, wagering on Maduro’s ouster and U.S. forces in Venezuela.
Kash Patel said the arrest shows no one is above the law, a view echoed by President Donald Trump, who called markets a “casino.”