US Soldier Charged Over $400,000 Bets on Maduro Raid

A U.S. special forces soldier has been arrested and charged with using classified information to place bets on the removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The soldier allegedly won $400,000 through prediction-market bets on Polymarket related to the Maduro operation. Authorities say he helped plan the raid and then profited from inside knowledge of its outcome. The case involves both the misuse of classified information and illegal gambling on a sensitive military operation.