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

Golden Finance reported that on April 29, a U.S. Army Special Forces sergeant pleaded not guilty to a charge of illegal trading. The allegations claim that he used confidential information about actions involving the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Maduro to carry out illegal trades. 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 the Polymarket website on whether Venezuela’s leader would be overthrown. Van Dyke was granted bail of $250,000. As the case unfolds, concerns have also been raised about possible insider trading related to a potential war with Iran. The White House has warned its staff not to trade on government information, and Polymarket has also been criticized for allowing bets on whether “a downed U.S. pilot can be rescued.”