U.S. soldier charged with using classified information to bet on Maduro’s removal

Photo: A U.S. Air Force crew chief guides in a F-35A Lightning II following actions in Venezuela in support of Operation Absolute Resolve, Jan. 3, 2026. […] Photo credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katelynn Jackson via DVIDS. Public Domain. Article by Bobby Allyn. NPR – updated April 23, 2026.

Federal prosecutors on Thursday unsealed an indictment against a U.S. Army special forces soldier, accusing him of using his insider knowledge of the clandestine military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in January to reap more than $400,000 in profits on the popular prediction market site Polymarket. […]

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