Friday, April 24, 2026 - A Master Sergeant from Fort Bragg military base in the USA has been arrested and charged for allegedly using classified military intelligence to profit from a prediction market during the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
Gannon Ken Van Dyke is accused of wagering $32,000 on the
outcome of Operation Absolute Resolve, which ultimately yielded him a $400,000
payout.
According to federal prosecutors, Van Dyke opened an account
on the prediction platform Polymarket just weeks before the covert mission.
He placed several long-shot bets between December and
January, predicting that Maduro would be removed from power by the start of the
year.
Following the successful extradition of Maduro from Caracas
to New York, Van Dyke allegedly attempted to obscure the trail of his winnings
by moving the funds through a foreign cryptocurrency vault before transferring
them to a domestic brokerage account.
US Attorney Jay Clayton emphasized that the charges reflect
a breach of duty, stating that service members are prohibited from leveraging
state secrets for personal financial gain.
Maduro, who was brought to the United States to face federal
drug-trafficking charges, has since pleaded not guilty.
Van Dyke now faces five criminal counts and is scheduled to
appear in court in North Carolina.
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