US soldier in Maduro case released on bond

Master Sgt. Gannon Van Dyke, a 38-year-old Special Forces soldier assigned to USASOC, has been released on a $250,000 bond after being charged with insider trading on a prediction market. According to Department of Justice filings, Van Dyke allegedly used classified information about the January raid targeting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to place 13 wagers on Polymarket, turning $33,000 into $410,000 in profit. He attempted to conceal his identity by requesting account deletion and moving funds through foreign cryptocurrency vaults. This case marks the first federal prosecution for insider trading via prediction markets, with charges including commodities fraud and wire fraud carrying potential decades in prison.