U.S. soldier accused of betting on Maduro operation pleads not guilty

A U.S. special forces soldier accused of using classified information about the operation to remove Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro from office to make prediction market bets pleaded not guilty to federal charges Tuesday.

A U.S. special forces soldier accused of using classified information about the operation to remove Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro from office to make prediction market bets pleaded not guilty to federal charges Tuesday.

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Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, was charged Friday 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.

U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett, who is presiding over the case in New York, released him on a $250,000 personal recognizance bond and restricted his travel to New York, North Carolina and California.