Special Forces NCO charged in Polymarket 400K win

[97K15004WD]

Honestly, to me, it's no different than what happens in sports, politics, and everything else betting. "inside" bets and trades happen all the time:

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/23/politics/us-special-forces-soldier-arrested-maduro-raid-trade

I mean, here's a politician doing IMO the same thing:

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/...ez-for-political-insider-trading/89747833007/

 

[Pew]

Wow...seriously? They're arresting him for basically off-track-betting???

The green weenie never fails to impress me on how low of a bar it ends up at.

Edit: I reread the article and missed the first time around where he was involved with the planning. Even then, I wonder if the site does anonymous bets.

 

[JayhawkRoy]

One of the issues is using classified information for this personal use. That is a no-no for sure.

 

[daves87rs]

Very interesting

 

[Astro14]

Political events, and politicians, means the thread is political. Lock time.