Master Sergeant Charged for Insider Trading

0:00It's April 23rd. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Canada News Today, local news powered by AI, a US Army master sergeant named Ganon Kin Van Dyke just got hit with federal charges for cashing in on inside info. He allegedly used classified details from a January raid on Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro to bet big on Polymarket, an online prediction site, and walked away with $400,000. Van Dyke was right there in the thick of the operation. He decked out in military fatigues with a rifle on a ship after the raid. Prosecutors say he leaked non-public government secrets for personal profit through that betting play. Now he's facing heavy counts like unlawful use of confidential info, theft of government data, commodities fraud, wire fraud, and illegal money moves. FBI Director Cash Patel laid it down clear, no one's above the law, especially clearance holders chasing quick cash. Van Dyke joined the Army back in 2008 and climbed to master sergeant, the second highest

1:01enlisted rank by last year. The Pentagon's pointing fingers to the Army and Justice Department, while special ops command stayed quiet. This case drops a harsh reminder that Intel stays locked down, no matter the rank or the payout justice is closing in fast.