DOJ arrests soldier who made $400,000 betting on Maduro's removal: Sources
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Forgot to give the boss his cut
That's the real crime here.
More cases of "rules for thee and not for me", of course. You won't see the DOJ arresting anyone in the Trump family making the same kind of bets.
If this guy's lawyer is smart about this, they should ask for discovery on specific instances of insider trading that we know about like the Iran bombing bets made on Kalshi or similar platforms. It would probably be a quick way to get the case dismissed or at least settled out.
Well, yeah. Polymarket is owned by the Trump family, as is the DOJ.
Maybe not owned, but who knows. The crime family is certainly closely involved with Polymarket . The guy can still buy a pardon if he has enough money. On the other hand, maybe loyal customers are eligible for pardons.
Damn, my money was on “someone Hegseth drunk texted secret plans to”
Edit: wait, could I have actually bet money on this on Polymarkt?
On Hegseth being drunk? Not quite a free space like Patel, but pretty close.
But yea, you could bet on military actions.
No I mean, could I bet on “who cheated polymarket out of 400k”?
From what I know about it, probably.
THIS is the Single person placing HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of Dollars on Bets? That's QRAZY that it's only ONE Person doing all That! OTHERWISE it would be WEIRD that the Government is ONLY Arresting the POOR People doing this!
Lol, poor fool thought he was Epstein class. Only billionaires can do that sort of thing. He's just a lowly meat puppet kept around for violence.
So Trump and his goons can do it, but a common soldier gets arrested.
I mean given they were part of a giant child trafficking ring and they're all still alive and free I think its clear to everyone its one set of rules for the wealthy and another for everyone else.
I hate that you are right. I also hate this world we currently live in. Fucking criminals.
So that's who the sacrificial lamb will be who will take the heat for the way bigger majority of opportunistic trash that were in on it. Good move criminals...for now.
So they have to pay it back plus fines, right?
His plan had one fatal weakness. His last name wasn't Trump.
Criming is for the DOJ and billionaires.
Can't have the poors getting uppity.
So they saw unusual amounts of activity on these prediction bets and likely subpoenaed the accounts involved. If the guy had been smart about it he would've had someone he knew put the bet in return for splitting the winnings. Make sure you aren't associated on social media or geographically close.
this admin will probably pardon him, and there before they do baron and co. probably throw up a polymarket for it.
When will they arrest the traitors in Washington who "luckily" bet on war events in the middle east?
This guy tried to steal money from polymarket and they weren't having any of that. Immediately turned over every bit of evidence to the US justice department.
You can't steal from polymarket. The odds are such that they always make money regardless of outcomes. The odds average such that the winners share the losers money less the polymarket cut.
Arresting him becuase he didn't share with the higher ups
Original article
Thank you!
I was on yahoo from another article and just linked the first one I saw. This is much better!
Best to use the original rather than an aggregate like yapoo.
Unless the original is paywalled and Yahoo isn't.
Then there will always be other sources that aren't paywalled and aren't an aggregate.
Trump: "Listen, I'll make you a $400,000 offer you can't refuse."
Lemmy complains when people trade with insider information and Lemmy also complains when people get arrested for trading with insider information.
It's almost like some people just live to complain.
its about the hypocrisy