Would U.S. military officers dare to profit like Trump? They got caught.
Seeing someone imitate his money-making tactics, Trump swiftly had them arrested.
According to The Wall Street Journal, on the 23rd, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest and indictment of a U.S. military special operations sergeant major, accused of improperly profiting from classified information.
In simple terms, this military sergeant had participated in an operation aimed at kidnapping Maduro. Before the operation began, he exploited his inside knowledge by placing bets on the prediction platform (Polymarket) that the U.S. would successfully overthrow Maduro, making a profit of $400,000.
However, according to reports from American media, this sergeant now faces potential imprisonment, and it's unlikely he’ll keep the $400,000 earnings—U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has already filed a civil lawsuit against him, demanding the return of all illegal gains plus additional fines.
It’s particularly ironic today. Because currently, the biggest player in the world who uses classified information to pre-position in markets—or even personally manipulates market movements—is none other than Trump. Whenever he prepares to release major news, financial markets and prediction platforms always experience some suspiciously coincidental trading fluctuations, involving sums far exceeding this sergeant’s “petty” scheme.
Clearly, Trump practices “only allowing officials to set fires, not letting common people light lamps”—he alone can profit. As soon as this military sergeant tried using insider information for betting, he was promptly taken down by the Department of Justice. This is truly a striking irony.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1863322713732096/
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