US soldier faces charges for Maduro raid bets

Raleigh: A US special forces soldier involved in the military operation that captured Nicolas Maduro was arrested after he allegedly bet on the removal of Venezuela’s for­m­er leader before the information was publicly available.

The US Department of Justice has charged Gannon Ken Van Dyke after he allegedly made trades on Polymarket, a crypto-powered platform, on the basis of classified information.

“That is clear insider trading and is illegal under federal law,” DoJ officials said. Van Dyke, an active-duty soldier in the US Army stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, won more than $409,000 as a result of his bets.