American soldier denies using insider information to bet on Maduro's capture

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Golden Finance reported that on April 29, a U.S. Army Special Forces sergeant pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal trading. The allegations claim that he used confidential information about the U.S. operation involving the capture of Venezuelan President Maduro to carry out illegal transactions. The 38-year-old Cannon Ken Van Dyke appeared in court in Manhattan on Tuesday, with U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett presiding over the case. Prosecutors said that Van Dyke took part in planning and carrying out the operation to capture Maduro and profited $400,000 by placing bets on Polymarket on whether the Venezuelan leader would be overthrown. Van Dyke was granted bail of $250,000. Against the backdrop of this case, there are also growing concerns about potential insider trading that may be related to the war with Iran. The White House has warned its staff not to trade using government information, and Polymarket has also been criticized for allowing bets on whether “a U.S. shot-down pilot can be rescued.”

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