{"id":2594591,"date":"2026-04-24T09:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-after-u-s-soldier-allegedly-won-400000-gambling-on-maduro-operation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:21:05","slug":"trump-responds-after-u-s-soldier-allegedly-won-400000-gambling-on-maduro-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-after-u-s-soldier-allegedly-won-400000-gambling-on-maduro-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Responds After U.S. Soldier Allegedly Won $400,000 Gambling on Maduro Operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-responds-after-u-s-soldier-allegedly-won-400000-gambling-on-maduro-operation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2594591&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Department of Justice proclamation stated that a U.S. Army soldier,Gannon Ken Van Dyke,was charged with several offenses after allegedly using classified information to place bets on a prediction market. The charges include unlawful use of confidential goverment information for personal gain, theft of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conflicts-of-interest-facing-rfk-jr-ahead-of-senate-panel-grilling-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Conflicts of interest facing RFK Jr. ahead of Senate panel grilling - Washington Examiner\">nonpublic government information<\/a>, commodities fraud, wire fraud, and an unlawful monetary transaction.The DOJ said the scheme involved betting on Polymarket about a Venezuelan operation targeting Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, with Van Dyke allegedly receiving more than $400,000 in winnings. Federal officials stressed that access to and use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-slapped-unprecedented-gag-order-on-media-execs\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Slapped \u2018Unprecedented\u2019 Gag Order On Media Execs\">national security information<\/a> is strictly prohibited for personal financial gain. In statements, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI director Kash Patel, and U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton underscored that prediction markets do not shield wrongdoing related to national security information. Separately, a presidential press interaction included remarks from President Donald Trump referencing the incident and comparing it to Pete Rose&#8217;s betting.<\/p>\n<p>Penalties: three counts of Commodity Exchange Act violations (each up to 10 years), one count of wire fraud (up to 20 years), and one count of unlawful monetary transaction (up to 10 years).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced that a U.S. soldier had been charged with a litany of crimes.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/us-soldier-charged-using-classified-information-profit-prediction-market-bets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOJ<\/a>, a U.S. Army soldier was hit with charges of &ldquo;unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud, and making an unlawful monetary transaction.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The soldier was identified as Gannon Ken Van Dyke.<\/p>\n<p>The charges stem from an alleged scheme in which Van Dyke used sensitive classified information to make bets on what&rsquo;s known as a &ldquo;prediction marketplace&rdquo; &mdash; Polymarket, in this case &mdash; where bettors can wager on a variety of non-traditional items, such as whether or not the Jan. 3 U.S. military operation targeting Venezuelan strongman Nicol&aacute;s Maduro would be successful.<\/p>\n<p>Van Dyke allegedly made such a bet and received a handsome payout of over $400,000.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\"); 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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Widespread access to prediction markets is a relatively new phenomenon, but <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal laws protecting national security information fully apply<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today&rsquo;s announcement makes clear no one is above the law, and this FBI will do whatever it takes to defend the homeland and safeguard our nation&rsquo;s secrets,&rdquo; FBI Director Kash Patel added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Prediction markets are not a haven for using misappropriated confidential or classified information for personal gain,&rdquo; U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton for the Southern District of New York said.<\/p>\n<p>But while Blanche, Patel, and Clayton are treating this situation with some semblance of gravity, the president didn&rsquo;t appear nearly as concerned:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reporter: There was a special forces soldier involved in the capture of Maduro who was arrested on suspicion of insider trading. Are you concerned that federal employees are betting on these reduction markets and potentially getting rich?<\/p>\n<p>Trump: Well, I don&rsquo;t know about it. Was&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zmPNGuVL1s\">pic.twitter.com\/zmPNGuVL1s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/2047449031249637610?\">April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. President, apparently there was a Special Forces soldier who was involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Maduro, who was arrested by federal authorities today on suspicion of insider trading and betting on Polymarket,&rdquo; a female reporter said during an Oval Office scrum. &ldquo;Are you concerned that federal employees are betting on these prediction markets and potentially getting rich?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I don&rsquo;t know about it,&rdquo; President Donald Trump responded. &ldquo;But, was he betting that they would get him or they wouldn&rsquo;t get him?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When the reporter told Trump that it appeared Van Dyke had bet on Maduro&rsquo;s removal from office, Trump quickly jumped back in.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s like Pete Rose betting on his own team,&rdquo; Trump quipped as officials laughed. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a little like Pete Rose. They kept him out of the Hall of Fame because he bet on his own team.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, if he bet against his team, that would be no good &mdash; but he bet on his own team,&rdquo; Trump quipped.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll look into it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old Van Dyke was formally charged with three counts of violating the Commodity Exchange Act (each count carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison), one count of wire fraud (a maximum 20 year sentence), and one count of unlawful monetary transaction (10 years maximum).<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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