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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.
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Google worker accused of using insider info to make $1.2M on Polymarket

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Federal prosecutors in New York charged a Google software engineer with making roughly $1.2 million in profits from bets on the…

A software engineer at Google is facing federal charges after allegedly betting on confidential company information on…

Federal prosecutors in New York charged a Google software engineer with making roughly $1.2 million in profits from bets on the…

The employee allegedly placed wagers on the prediction marketplace based on the most trending topics that Google shared…

The Google employee case is the second federal prosecution tied to alleged prediction market insider trading on Polymarket.