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Brian Slupski

Soldier Who Made $400,000 Betting On Maduro's Capture Pleads Not Guilty

Polymarket allows people to make predictions on politics and events. One U.S. soldier won big betting on events in Venezuela. (Credit: IBTimes US)

The special forces soldier accused of using insider information about plans to capture Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro and made $400,000 on a prediction market as a result pleaded not guilty to federal charges.

Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke appeared in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday and was released on $250,000 bond after entering his plea, ABC News reported. Federal prosecutors allege that Van Dyke used classified information related to Maduro's eventual capture in Venezuela to make the bets.

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