U.S. soldier charged on insider trading (and a bunch of other stuff)

Today’s big story: “U.S. soldier involved in Maduro raid charged with betting on the operation:” The soldier was identified as Gannon Ken Van Dyke in a news release announcing the indictment. Van Dyke “bet a total of approximately $33,034” on the Maduro operation on the prediction market platform Polymarket, federal authorities said. He ultimately made more than $409,000 as a result of the bets placed on the U.S. operation, an unsealed indictment alleges. Authorities said he “participated in the planning and execution of the U.S. military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro.” “In total, Van Dyke made approximately 13 bets from Dec. 27, 2025, through the evening of Jan. 26,” the Justice Department said. This is a miscarriage of justice If I ever saw one. A pardon ought to be in order. There is so much wrong with this. For one, there is ample evidence of rampant insider trading around Trump’s announcements, and I explain how it can be done. Van Dyke appears to be a fall guy for a crime…