A US Army soldier has been charged with using classified military intelligence to place bets on the capture of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, in a case raising serious concerns about the misuse of sensitive information. Read More: Trump says US used ‘Discombobulator’ weapon in Maduro raid According to the US Department of Justice, the suspect — identified as […]
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Unknown trader earns over $400,000 betting on Maduro’s removal
NEW YORK: An unknown trader earned a windfall of about $410,000 after correctly betting that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s removal from power, according to data from the Polymarket prediction platform. The anonymous account placed bets on contracts tied to Maduro’s removal days before a US military operation captured him, Reuters data shows. Read More: Maduro pleads […]