U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information To Profit From Prediction Market Bets

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Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. Army soldier, was charged with using classified information to make wagers on a prediction marketplace. The charges include unlawful use of confidential government information, theft of nonpublic government information, and other crimes. The case is ongoing.

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U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information To Profit From Prediction Market Bets

Media Coverage · April 23, 2026

Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. Army soldier, has been charged with using classified information to profit from bets on a prediction market. The charges include unlawful use of confidential government information, theft, and wire fraud. Van Dyke allegedly used sensitive information to make wagers on Polymarket.

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• • Classified information
• • Prediction marketplace
• • Government corruption

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Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. Army soldier, has been charged with using classified information to profit from bets on a prediction market. The charges include unlawful use of confidential government information, theft, and wire fraud. Van Dyk

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The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. Army soldier, with unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud, and making an unlawful monetary transaction. The charges arise from an alleged scheme in which Van Dyke used sensitive classified information to make wagers on Polymarket, a prediction marketplace. As alleged in the indictment, V

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Media Coverage April 23, 2026

U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information To Profit From Prediction Market Bets

Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. Army soldier, has been charged with using classified information to profit from bets on a prediction market. The charges include unlawful use of confidential government information, theft, and wire fraud. Van Dyke allegedly used sensitive information to make wagers on Polymarket.

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U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information To Profit From Prediction Market Bets

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Acting Attorney General for the United States, Todd Blanche, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Kash …

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U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information To Profit From Prediction Market Bets

The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. Army soldier, with unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft …

Apr 23, 2026