Google Employee Charged with Insider Trading on Polymarket
A Google employee has been charged with insider trading for allegedly using confidential company data to place bets on Polymarket, earning $1.2 million. The individual, known as 'AlphaRaccoon,' is accused of leveraging internal information to predict outcomes on the cryptocurrency-based prediction market.
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Google worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on bets
The longtime Google employee was charged in New York for allegedly breaking insider trading laws.
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Read full article →Google engineer charged with insider trading on Polymarket
Employee allegedly used account name ‘AlphaRaccoon’ and amassed more than $1mn, charges say
Read full article →Google employee charged with using insider data to rig bets on Polymarket
US DoJ alleges software engineer Michele Spagnuolo, 36, earned $1.2m betting on Google’s most-searched list The US justice department has charged a Google software engineer with using insider information to rig bets tied to Google’s most-searched list on prediction market Polymarket, earning $1.2m in profits, according to a complaint unsealed on Wednesday. Michele Spagnuolo, a 36-year-old Italian citizen, allegedly used insider information to bet on long-shot candidates like indie pop musicia...
By Reuters
Read full article →DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million
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.
By Bobby Allyn
Read full article →Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets
Michele Spagnuolo allegedly used insider information to profit from bets on people on Google's most-searched list.
Read full article →Google employee charged with $1M Polymarket insider trading bet on search term
The complaint from the Southern District of New York comes just over a month after another insider trading case on Polymarket.
Read full article →A Google engineer made $1.2 million by insider trading on Polymarket under the name 'AlphaRaccoon': DOJ
A Google engineer made $1.2 million from trades based on confidential information, the DOJ said. Bloomberg/Getty Images The DOJ said a Google software engineer made $1.2 million from insider trading on Polymarket. Michele Spagnuolo was charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and violating the Commodity Exchange Act. Prediction markets are facing growing scrutiny in the US, with lawmakers seeking to regulate them. The DOJ said a Google engineer used confidential company information to min...
Read full article →Google employee made millions sharing 'Google Confidential' info on Polymarket; charged
A Google software engineer, Michele Spagnuolo, faces federal charges for insider trading. Prosecutors allege he exploited confidential company data to profit over $1.2 million on the prediction market platform Polymarket. Operating under the alias 'AlphaRaccoon', Spagnuolo allegedly bet on Google's business outcomes using non-public information, compromising market integrity. He is charged with fraud and money laundering.
By TOI TECH DESK
Read full article →Google engineer charged with insider trading on Polymarket after netting $1.2 m. on search data
Michele Spagnuolo, a 36-year-old Italian citizen, allegedly used insider information to bet on long-shot candidates like indie pop musician D4vd.
Read full article →How A Google Techie Made Rs 11.5 Crore Betting On D4vd, Accused Murderer Who Topped 2025 Searches
A Google employee has been arrested for $1.2 million (Rs 11.5 crore) fraud after he bet on Polymarket using internal search data.
Read full article →Google worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on bets
A Google employee has been arrested for allegedly using his access to company information to successfully place lucrative bets on the prediction platform Polymarket.
By Abubakar Ibrahim
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