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Google employee charged with insider trading on Polymarket

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CBS NewsBMay 28, 3:00 AM

Google employee accused of making over $1.2M by insider trading on Polymarket

A software engineer at Google is facing federal charges after allegedly betting on confidential company information on Polymarket, netting more than $1.2 million in profits.

NPRAMay 27, 11:35 PM

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.

Business InsiderBMay 28, 6:53 AM

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

The VergeBMay 27, 10:30 PM

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

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

NBC NewsBMay 28, 2:43 AM

Google engineer made $1.2M placing bets on Polymarket using confidential info, prosecutors say

A Google software engineer was accused Wednesday of using confidential company information to make over $1.2 million on Polymarket in the second significant criminal case tied to trades on the predict

Business InsiderBMay 27, 7:56 PM

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