US soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400K on Maduro raid is granted bond
A US special forces soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, was granted bond on charges that he used classified information about a mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to win over $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket. Van Dyke faces up to 10 years on four counts and up to 20 years on a fifth count.
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a 38-year-old US special forces soldier, was granted a $250,000 unsecured bond on charges related to using classified information for personal gain. Van Dyke is accused of using his knowledge of a mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to win over $400,000 on Polymarket. He was involved in the planning and execution of the operation for about a month and signed nondisclosure agreements. Van Dyke made a series of bets on Polymarket between Dec 30 and Jan 2, with most occurring on Jan 2. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a parallel complaint against Van Dyke, alleging he moved $35,000 into a cryptocurrency exchange account on Dec 26. Van Dyke is to report to a New York federal courthouse by Tuesday to continue his case.
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