A U.S. Special Forces Soldier involved in Operation Absolute Resolve, the capture in January of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, has been arrested by federal agents and charged for allegedly betting on the operation via the prediction market platform Polymarket, netting him $400,000 in profits, according to CNN.
The Soldier, identified as Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke, an active-duty senior enlisted servicemember stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, opened an account in late December on Polymarket. Betting a total of approximately $33,034 in 13 bets from December 27, 2025, through the evening of January 2, some only hours before the overnight operation to capture Maduro.
Federal authorities state that Van Dyke “participated in the planning and execution of the U.S. military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro,” being charged 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 Soldier, identified as Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke, an active-duty senior enlisted servicemember stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, opened an account in late December on Polymarket. Betting a total of approximately $33,034 in 13 bets from December 27, 2025, through the evening of January 2, some only hours before the overnight operation to capture Maduro.
Federal authorities state that Van Dyke “participated in the planning and execution of the U.S. military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro,” being charged 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.”
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