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How is this illegal? Polymarket isn't a US-regulated market.
by polski-g 6mo ago
How is this illegal? Polymarket isn't a US-regulated market.
- gpm 6mo agoIt's rather obviously illegal to leak classified intel by taking public actions based off of it... that's practically the meaning of the word "classified".
- georgemcbay 6mo agoIt is illegal to leak classified intel if you're just an average person. If you're the Trump hand-picked Secretary of the War Department then it is not illegal and will never be punished. Always remember which tier of justice you are on prior to committing a crime!
- Rekindle8090 6mo ago[dead]
- junar 6mo agoFrom the indictment, he's being charged with the following: * Unlawful Use of Confidential Government Information for Personal Gain * Theft of Nonpublic Government Information * Commodities Fraud * Wire Fraud * Engaging in a Monetary Transaction in Property Derived from Specified Unlawful Activity https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/media/1437781/dl https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/media/1437781/dl
- paulpauper 6mo agoSo had this not involved presumed military secrets, it would have been legal? So it was the classified info that made it a crime, and then the insider trading aspect was later tacked on? It's crazy how the government adds so many charges. This guy is screwed.
- gdulli 6mo agoThat's part of the Chesterton's Fence nature of why these markets are bad. We know insider trading is a bad thing for the stock market, so it's policed. These markets, being a post-regulation internet free for all, aren't.
- ivewonyoung 6mo agoPolymarket isn't being accused or charged with wrongdoing.
- kevin_thibedeau 6mo agoThey directed the right size bri...consulting fee to Jr.
- mcmcmc 6mo agoNot true, they lobbied very hard to be regulated under the CFTC because of its more relaxed rules