Sources: US prosecutors are exploring whether some prediction market bets, including on the capture of Nicolás Maduro, violated insider trading and other laws
CNN Kara Scannell
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Discussion
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@karascannell
Kara Scannell
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NEW: Prosecutors with SDNY recently met with Polymarket as lucrative bets capture the attention of law enforcement and lawmakers and the industry rushes to promote guardrails. Feds are exploring whether some bets violate US laws, sources tell CNN. https://www.cnn.com/...
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@bobbyallyn
Bobby Allyn
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Pretty interesting SDNY is digging around considering it had a money laundering probe into Polymarket under Biden that led to an FBI raid on Shayne Coplan's NY apartment, an investigation that was dropped under Trump. And coming as CFTC and rest of admin roll out the red carpet
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@benhorney
Ben Horney
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This relates to Polymarket International (including markets on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro). Not sports. Still, as prediction markets draw more attention, some attention isn't exactly positive. Polymarket hasn't been charged with a crime, the report says
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@andykimnj
Andy Kim
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This absolutely needs to be investigated. We cannot have people using any insider information to profit. I'm fighting to ban stock ownership and trading for members of Congress and the President/senior officials, and will keep pressing on these other areas of concern.
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@jamescdownie
James Downie
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“Prosecutors are investigating lucrative trades, including the timing of the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, one source said.” www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/p...