U.S. Soldier in Maduro Raid Is Charged With Making Bets on Former Leader’s Ouster

Corroborated by 3 sources from 3 publishers

uscrime5h ago

TL;DR

authorities charged an Army soldier who took part in the mission to capture Nicolás Maduro with using classified information to reap profits from bets on the former Venezuelan leader’s ouster.

Sources

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Bloomberg Politics

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/us-soldier-charged-with-using-classified-data-to-bet-on-maduro

4h ago

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Dow Jones U.S. News

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/u-s-soldier-in-maduro-raid-is-charged-with-making-bets-on-leaders-ouster-535caf49

3h ago

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The New York Times (Business)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/nyregion/polymarket-maduro-indictment-soldier.html

1h ago