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Ex-White House Teleprompter Operator Fined for Prediction Market Insider Trading - Decrypt

Published by Decrypt By Decrypt Staff · 31 August 2026 at 02:31
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Ex-White House Teleprompter Operator Fined for Prediction Market Insider Trading - Decrypt
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What the report says

Gabriel Perez used his access to Trump's speeches before delivery to bet on "presidential mention market" contracts, profiting more than $107,500 before the CFTC caught up with him.

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