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U.S. special forces soldier arrested over Polymarket bets on Maduro raid

<p>A U.S. special forces soldier was arrested and charged with using classified information about the raid to capture Venezuelan leader <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/03/maduro-capture-trump-venezuela-operation" target="_blank">Nicolás Maduro</a> to profit from prediction

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U.S. special forces soldier arrested over Polymarket bets on Maduro raid<p>A U.S. special forces soldier was arrested and charged with using classified information about the raid to capture Venezuelan leader <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/03/maduro-capture-trump-venezuela-operation" target="_blank">Nicolás Maduro</a> to profit from prediction
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