Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says

New York Times Friday 24th April 2026, 1:52AM 1 min read 2 months ago

Federal prosecutors say that Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in the operation to oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, used the information to place bets on a prediction market.

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