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Ex-White House teleprompter operator fined $172,000 for Trump speech bets

Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Gabriel Perez wagered on Kalshi about words president used in speeches A White House teleprompter operator who left his post amid accusations that he used inside knowledge to make bets on Donald Trump ’s speeches on an online prediction market has been fined $172,000, according to federal regulators. Gabriel Perez exploited “material, nonpublic information” that he gathered…

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Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets BBC News – World
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The staffer was found to have used his prior knowledge of the president's speeches to place lucrative bets.

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Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech betsBBC News – World
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Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets

The staffer was found to have used his prior knowledge of the president's speeches to place lucrative bets.

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Ex-White House teleprompter operator fined $172,000 for Trump speech bets

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Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for insider bets on Kalshi

He was placed on unpaid leave from his job at the White House after it was determined he used his position to make bets on what President Trump would say in speeches.

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