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US special forces soldier accused of using secret intel to win $400K on Maduro raid unmasked as he's granted bond

New York Post·Associated Press·about 1 month ago
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A U.S. special forces soldier was granted bond Friday on charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket, a federal magistrate said Friday. The magistrate in North Carolina who authorized Gannon Ken Van Dyke’s release told him to report to a New York federal courthouse by Tuesday to continue his case there. Bearded with arm tattoos, Van Dyke said little during the nearly hourlong hearing, during which he was appointed a federal public defender who declined to comment afterward. The $250,000 unsecured bond did not require Van Dyke to put up any money. Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke was the U.S. special forces soldier who was charged for betting on Maduro’s removal before the raid was reported. Federal prosecutors say Van Dyke used his access to classified information about the operation to capture Maduro in January to win money on Polymarket.…

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