An elite US soldier finds himself under a federal microscope following a high-stakes military operation in South America. Authorities allege that he turned secret mission details into a massive personal windfall, sparking a first-of-its-kind legal battle over digital prediction markets.
Federal prosecutors have revealed charges against Gannon Ken Van Dyke, an active-duty soldier in the US Army. The indictment claims he leveraged top-secret files; to net upwards of $400,000 (£297,014) by betting on the outcome of the mission to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
