A U.S. Special Forces soldier has been charged with unlawful use of confidential government information after he allegedly made $400,000 using classified intel on former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture. The Department of Justice says Ken Van Dyke bet more than $33,000 on a prediction market just hours before President Trump announced Maduro’s capture. More arrests could be coming. NewsNation’s Xavier Walton reports. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
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A U.S. soldier involved in the January capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested and charged with using classified information to win more than $400,000 on prediction-market bets, the Department of Justice said Thursday. Prosecutors said Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who helped plan the operation beginning in December, placed 13 bets on the prediction market Polymarket related to U.S. military action in Venezuela and Maduro’s removal from office. Van Dyke is now facing charges for commodities fraud, wire fraud, and the unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain. “Our men and women in uniform are trusted with classified information in order to accomplish their mission as safely and effectively…Open
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