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UPDATED May 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
May 27, 2026 at 7:04 PM ET
Google employee charged over Polymarket insider bets
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Prosecutors charged Google employee Michele Spagnuolo with fraud for allegedly using confidential data to win $1.2 million on Polymarket.
WHO: Michele Spagnuolo; federal prosecutors
WHAT: Federal prosecutors charged Spagnuolo with commodities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering over alleged insider trading on Polymarket.
WHEN: May 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM ET
WHERE: New York, USA
WHY: Prosecutors allege he accessed Google’s confidential internal data to place Polymarket bets before the trading public knew the outcomes.
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