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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

US special forces soldier arrested after Trump’s DOJ says he won $400,000 betting on Maduro raid

Federal agents have arrested a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier involved in the deadly operation to arrest ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro after allegedly winning more than $400,000 from Polymarket bets on his capture.

Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, is charged with three counts of violating the Commodity Exchange Act, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

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