Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Van Dyke

  1. August 10, 2026

    Soldier Must Wait To Argue CFTC Case Over Maduro Trades

    The U.S. Army sergeant facing allegations that he profited off his insider knowledge of the raid that captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro cannot challenge the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission case against him while he faces criminal charges, a New York federal judge has ruled.

  2. August 05, 2026

    Soldier Wants To Fight DOJ, CFTC Maduro Bet Cases At Once

    The U.S. Army soldier accused of reaping prediction market profits with his knowledge of the January operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro wants to fight parallel actions from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. Justice Department at once, and contends the government can't use his case as an "experiment" for how to police trading on platforms like Polymarket.

  3. July 09, 2026

    Feds Seek Stay In Soldier's Maduro Raid Betting Civil Suit

    Federal prosecutors urged a New York federal judge to halt a civil lawsuit accusing a U.S. Army sergeant of profiting from Polymarket bets he made about Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's capture after helping plan the raid, while parallel criminal proceedings play out.

  4. April 28, 2026

    Soldier Accused Of Betting On Maduro Raid Pleads Not Guilty

    A U.S. Army sergeant who helped plan the capture of deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro pled not guilty in Manhattan federal court Tuesday to profiting by at least $365,000 by gambling on the raid on Polymarket.

  5. April 23, 2026

    Soldier Aware Of Maduro Raid Bet On Polymarket, Feds Say

    A U.S. Army sergeant stationed in North Carolina who helped plan the capture of deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro made lucrative, unlawful prediction market bets on the raid that saw Maduro brought to New York in January, Manhattan federal prosecutors charged on Thursday.