What we know about Gannon Ken Van Dyke, the soldier who allegedly bet on Maduro’s ouster

The U.S. special forces soldier who allegedly used classified information to bet on the raid that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is a seasoned real estate investor who lives in North Carolina, according to public records and social media posts

The U.S. special forces soldier who allegedly used classified information to bet on the raid that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is a seasoned real estate investor who lives in North Carolina, according to public records and social media posts.

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Gannon Ken Van Dyke is accused of making more than $400,000 after betting roughly $33,000 across 13 trades on Polymarket, a popular prediction market platform, federal authorities said in an indictment. Authorities allege the master sergeant “participated in the planning and execution of the U.S. military operation” to seize Maduro in January.

He has been charged in New York federal court with unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud and making an unlawful monetary transaction.