A US special forces soldier involved in the operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been indicted by the US Justice Department.
The soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, allegedly made numerous bets on the prediction market Polymarket that Maduro would be removed from power, for which he is said to have made upwards of $400,000.
Authorities claim Van Dyke's wagers were informed by classified information he had access to as a result of being a government insider.
Federal officials say that Van Dyke signed nondisclosure agreements prohibiting him from ever divulging, publishing, or revealing any classified or sensitive information related to the military operations he was involved with.
Van Dyke faces a variety of charges, including violating the Commodity Exchange Act, wire fraud, and making an unlawful monetary transaction.