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A Google employee allegedly used inside information to win $1.2 million on Polymarket

The Verge 27 May 2026 41m ago
A Google employee allegedly used inside information to win $1.2 million on Polymarket
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Federal prosecutors charged a Google employee with fraud after he allegedly made $1.2 million on Polymarket bets related to Search-related trends in 2025, as reported earlier by ABC News. In their now-unsealed complaint, prosecutors allege that Michele Spagnuolo "knew the outcome of these wagers before the trading public did because he had accessed Google's confidential, […]
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