The Industry The most surprising part might be that anyone got in trouble at all. By Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. Sign in or create an account to better manage your email preferences. Unsubscribe from email alerts Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from email alerts for Alex Kirshner ? April 24, 2026 3:40 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by XNY/Star Max/GC Images via Getty Images and Getty Images Plus. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. When the United States abducted Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro in January, it seemed obvious that someone connected to the United States military had found a creative way to leak the operation ahead of time—that is, by betting tens of thousands of dollars on Polymarket on the raid itself. Now, the U.S. government has come to the same view.…