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DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million

It's the second known case of the federal government filing criminal charges against someone who allegedly used insider information to make a large profit on a prediction market site.

DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million
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It's the second known case of the federal government filing criminal charges against someone who allegedly used insider information to make a large profit on a prediction market site.

(Image credit: Josh Edelson)

Originally published at NPR Business

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