U.S. soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raid

A U.S. peculiar forces worker progressive successful the subject cognition to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been charged with utilizing classified accusation astir the ngo to triumph much than $400,000 successful an online betting market, national officials announced connected Thursday (April 23, 2026).

Gannon Ken Van Dyke was portion of the cognition to seizure Mr. Maduro successful January and utilized his entree to classified accusation to marque wealth connected the prediction marketplace tract Polymarket, the national prosecutor's bureau successful New York said.