Auf Polymarket kann man darauf wetten, ob ein Ereignis eintritt. Eine lukrative Wette auf die meistgesuchten Begriffe bei Google weckte den Verdacht auf ein Insidergeschäft. Jetzt greift die US-Justiz durch.

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.

He's been charged with commodities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.

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.

The charges mark the second major arrest over insider trading on a prediction market.

Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo charged with fraud and money laundering for allegedly earning $1.2M on Polymarket using internal Google search data.

The complaint from the Southern District of New York comes just over a month after another insider trading case on Polymarket.

NEW YORK, May 27 : The U.S. Justice Department has charged a Google software engineer with using insider information to rig bets tied to Google's most-searched list on prediction…

Federal prosecutors in New York charged a Google software engineer with making roughly $1.2 million in profits from bets on the prediction market platform Polymarket by using…

Federal prosecutors in New York charged a Google software engineer with making roughly $1.2 million in profits from bets on the prediction market platform Polymarket by using…

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…

According to the complaint, a Google engineer risked over $2.7 million on wagers related to Google's 2025 Year in Search campaign.

Michele Spagnuolo allegedly used insider information to profit from bets on people on Google's most-searched list.

Michele Spagnulo, a 36-year-old Italian citizen living in Switzerland, used insider information to bet singer D4vd would be Google’s most-searched person of the year in 2025,…

A software engineer at Google is facing federal charges after allegedly betting on confidential company information on Polymarket, netting more than $1.2 million in profits.

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…

Federal prosecutors say the software engineer used internal data to make Polymarket trades on Google’s Year in Search results.

A Google engineer is facing a raft of charges in the US after allegedly using confidential company data to profit $1.2 million on Polymarket bets.

A Google employee allegedly exploited confidential company data to win $1.2 million on Polymarket bets, facing charges of fraud and money laundering after his arrest in New York.

Michele Spagnuolo, a 36-year-old Italian citizen, allegedly used insider information to bet on long-shot candidates like indie pop musician D4vd.

Ein Google-Ingenieur soll mit internen Firmendaten auf Polymarket über 1,2 Millionen US-Dollar verdient haben – jetzt landet er vor Gericht.