Fort Bragg Soldier’s Trial Dec. 7; Dismissal Motion Expected Next Month
- The trial for Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke of Fort Bragg is scheduled for December 7, charged with using classified information to win over $400,000 in a prediction market through multiple bets.
- This case is expected to be the first U.S. prosecution involving insider trading in the growing area of prediction markets.
- Van Dyke, a special forces soldier currently on Army leave, has pleaded not guilty to several charges including unlawful use of confidential information and wire fraud.
- His lawyers plan to file a dismissal motion arguing prosecutors must prove who decided on Maduro in the Situation Room to convict.
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Fort Bragg soldier’s trial Dec. 7; dismissal motion expected next month
(The Center Square) – Trial is set for Dec. 7 for an enlisted soldier from Fort Bragg charged with using classified information to win more than $400,000 in a prediction market across a baker's dozen bets.
A federal judge set Monday an tentative date for the trial of the U.S. Army Special Forces soldier accused of using classified information about the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to earn more than $400,000 in the Polymarket prediction market.
Lawyers for soldier who allegedly made $400K off Maduro’s capture returning to court
Attorneys for the U.S. Army special forces soldier who was charged with using classified information about the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to make more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket are returning to a Manhattan courtroom Monday. Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke pleaded not guilty in April after prosecutors alleged he...
Lawyers for soldier who allegedly made $400,000 off Maduro's capture returning to court
President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro speaks during a march on November 21, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela. (Jesus Vargas/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for the U.S. Army special forces soldier who was charged with using classified information about the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to make more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket are returning to a Manhattan courtroom Monday. Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke ple…
Gannon Van Dyke faces landmark Polymarket insider trading trial
The U.S. government’s first insider trading prosecution involving a prediction market has advanced after a Manhattan court scheduled a Dec. 7 trial for Army soldier Gannon Van Dyke. According to courtroom reporting from Inner City Press, U.S. District Judge Margaret…
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