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Thursday, April 23, 2026

"Gannon Ken Van Dyke (38) allegedly made more than $400,000 trading on Polymarket on the basis of classified information regarding the timing of a US military operation to capture Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela."

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"Gannon Ken Van Dyke (38) of Fayetteville, North Carolina, is charged with three counts of violating the Commodity Exchange Act, each of which carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison; one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; and one count of an unlawful monetary transaction, which carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison."

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US Army Soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke threw away his career, good name, and life to make himself $400,000.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-23 06:54 PM | Reply

Great. Now arrest the tRumps

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-04-23 07:52 PM | Reply

One must have permission to do such things. How presumptuous of this soldier to think corruption was allowable at the plebe level.

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-23 08:27 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#3 ... How presumptuous of this soldier to think corruption was allowable at the plebe level. ...

Agreed.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-23 08:47 PM | Reply

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