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A US soldier was part of a mission to capture Nicolás Maduro.

In short:

A US soldier made hundreds of thousands of dollars by betting on the removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

Gannon Ken Van Dyke was involved in the capture and made bets on Polymarket before the operation.

What's next?

Master Sergeant Van Dyke will be presented before a judge in North Carolina.

A US Army soldier made $560,000 by betting on the removal of Nicolás Maduro, the Department of Justice said.

Gannon Ken Van Dyke used classified information to make wagers on Polymarket before Mr Maduro's capture.

His bets were that US forces would enter Venezuela and Mr Maduro would be out of power.

Mr Maduro was taking measures to dodge a potential US strike while appearing defiant.

Master Sergeant Van Dyke was indicted on charges of unlawful use of confidential government information and other crimes.

This case marks the first time the department brought insider trading charges involving a prediction market.

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said that using classified information for personal gain is prohibited.

FBI Director Kash Patel said the FBI will defend the homeland and safeguard the nation's secrets.

The Venezuelan president was captured on January 3.

Polymarket is cooperating with the investigation.

Master Sergeant Van Dyke will be presented before a judge in North Carolina.

President Donald Trump said he was not familiar with the case but it reminded him of Pete Rose.

Mr Trump said betting on your own team is not a problem, but betting against it is.

Polymarket said it had referred the matter to the Justice Department and that insider trading has no place on the platform.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission brought civil charges against the master sergeant.

Master Sergeant Van Dyke has been an active-duty soldier since 2008 and was stationed at Fort Bragg.

The US plan to 'recover' Venezuela could spark a domestic backlash.

Prosecutors said Master Sergeant Van Dyke was involved in the planning and execution of the Maduro capture.

A photograph uploaded to his Google account shows Van Dyke on a ship at sea with other US military personnel.

The Justice Department said the soldier sent most of his proceeds to a foreign cryptocurrency vault.

Van Dyke withdrew the majority of his allegedly unlawful proceeds from his Polymarket account.

He took steps to conceal his identity as the trader in the Maduro- and Venezuela-related markets.

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