#TeleprompterOperatorPays$172KOverKalshiInsiderBets
đš Former White House Teleprompter Operator Ordered to Pay $172K Over Kalshi Bets
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ordered former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez to pay $172,539 after finding that he used advance access to President Donald Trumpâs speeches to trade on Kalshi prediction markets.
đ Key details:
âą Perez must return $107,539.02 in trading profits
âą He will pay a $65,000 civil penalty
âą The CFTC imposed a 3-year ban from prediction-market trading
âą The trades involved contracts tied to words or phrases Trump might use in speeches
âą The CFTC said Perez had access to the speeches before they were publicly delivered
đ Why markets are watching:
The case highlights the growing importance of surveillance, fair access to information, and compliance as prediction markets expand.
â ïž Regulatory action can evolve as more information becomes available. This is a news update, not financial advice.
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đš Former White House Teleprompter Operator Ordered to Pay $172K Over Kalshi Bets
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ordered former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez to pay $172,539 after finding that he used advance access to President Donald Trumpâs speeches to trade on Kalshi prediction markets.
đ Key details:
âą Perez must return $107,539.02 in trading profits
âą He will pay a $65,000 civil penalty
âą The CFTC imposed a 3-year ban from prediction-market trading
âą The trades involved contracts tied to words or phrases Trump might use in speeches
âą The CFTC said Perez had access to the speeches before they were publicly delivered
đ Why markets are watching:
The case highlights the growing importance of surveillance, fair access to information, and compliance as prediction markets expand.
â ïž Regulatory action can evolve as more information becomes available. This is a news update, not financial advice.
$KNC
$ROBO
$YB
