U.S. soldier arrested for Polymarket bets on Maduro capture that won $400K, Justice Department says
Corroborated by 3 sources from 3 publishers
TL;DR
Will President Donald Trump send troops into Iran US soldier charged with using Polymarket to bet on Nicolas Maduro abduction The United States Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against an active-duty soldier for placing a bet on the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, using classified military information for personal profit A U.S.
Sources
1
Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/04/23/413-million-bets-with-over-100-million-at-stake-the-latest-polymarket-insider-trading-trump-controversy
2
Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/4/23/us-soldier-charged-with-using-polymarket-to-bet-on-nicolas-maduro-abduction?traffic_source=rss
3
CNBC 10000113
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/doj-soldier-polymarket-bets-venezuela-maduro.html