Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo charged with commodities fraud for allegedly using confidential search data to earn $1.2M on Polymarket prediction bets.

A Google staffer fraudulently made more than $1 million by using inside information to place Polymarket bets on what users were searching for on Google, authorities say.

Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo charged with commodities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering for allegedly using confidential search data to win $1.2M on Polymarket.

A Google engineer faces charges for allegedly using confidential company data. He is accused of rigging bets on Polymarket, a prediction platform. These bets were tied to…