Soldier Charged With Using Classified Intel On Maduro Raid To Win $400,000 On Polymarket

A U.S. special forces soldier who participated in the raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the operation to win more than $400,000 on the online betting platform Polymarket.

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The Justice Department said U.S. Army soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke was charged with unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain and theft of nonpublic government information.

Van Dyke also faces charges of “commodities fraud, wire fraud, and making an unlawful monetary transaction.”

The DOJ alleges Van Dyke created an account on the crypto betting platform Polymarket on December 26, 2025, and made