NYT Live: Soldier Allegedly Used Classified Intelligence to Bet on Venezuelan Politics in Prediction Markets; White House Warns Staff (Politics — National Security & Finance)

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NYT Live: Soldier Allegedly Used Classified Intelligence to Bet on Venezuelan Politics in Prediction Markets; White House Warns Staff (Politics — National Security & Finance)

The New York Times' April 24 politics live blog reported that the DOJ is investigating whether a military member used classified information to place bets on a …

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U.S. DOJ Charges Special Forces Soldier: Used Classified Information to Profit ~$410K Betting on Maduro-Related Events on Polymarket

A U.S. Department of Justice press release (issued April 23, widely covered April 24) charged a U.S. Army Special Forces non-commissioned officer with using non…

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