U.S. special forces soldier who won $409K on Maduro bet is arrested

A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was arrested on Thursday after allegedly betting on Maduro's removal from office before news of the raid was made public, a law enforcement source and a senior military official told CBS News. Federal investigators believe U.S. Army Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke made bets of more than $33,000 on the prediction market Polymarket within hours of President Trump's announcement in January that Maduro had been captured, the source said. The bets hit and resulted in winnings of more than $409,000. According to an indictment unsealed Thursday in the Southern District of New York, Van Dyke was charged with unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud and engaging in monetary transactions from unlawful activity. In a press release, the Justice Department said that Van Dyke was involved in the planning and execution of the operation to capture Maduro. "Prediction markets are not a haven for using misappropriated confidential or classified information for personal gain," U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton said. …