Van Dyke also faces insider trading charges by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Van Dyke is also facing insider trading charges from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. “Any clearance holders who are thinking of using their access and knowledge to make personal gains will be held accountable.” Van Dyke won nearly $410,000 from his bets. He made 13 bets in total from Dec. 27, 2020, to the evening of January 2, just hours before the operation was launched to capture Maduro. Federal prosecutors claimed that Van Dyke deposited most of his winnings into a foreign cryptocurrency account before depositing them to a newly-created online brokerage account. “When we identified an individual trading classified government information, the DOJ was notified and we cooperated with the investigation,” states the post. “Insider Trading has no place on Polymarket. Today’s arrest proves that the system works. “HOUSE DEMS BANNED STAFF FROM BETTING IN PREDICTION MARKETS – citing ethics concerns” According to the DOJ, Van Dyke, while stationed in Fort Bragg, North Carolina had signed nondisclosure contracts in which he agreed to “never disclose, publish, or reveal in writing, words or conduct, or by any other means… any classified or sensitive data” relating military operations. Van Dyke took part in the planning and execution, from Dec. 8, 2025 Acting Attorney-General Todd Blanche stated that “our men and women in uniform have been trusted with classified information to help them accomplish their mission safely and effectively. They are prohibited from using the highly sensitive information they receive for personal financial gain.” “Widespread access to predictions markets is a relatively recent phenomenon, but federal law protecting national security information applies fully.” “I have made it clear that anyone who engages with fraud, manipulation, insider trading, or any other illegal activity in our markets will be subject to the full force of law,” CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated. “I have been crystal clear that anyone who engages in fraud, manipulation, or insider trading in any of our markets will face the full force of the law,”CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said. “Fox News Digital reached out to Polymarket for comment. The War Department has referred all questions to federal prosecutors. Van Dyke faces a maximum of 60 years in prison.
