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The DOJ is investigating former congressman George Santos for possible insider trading on the Kalshi prediction market platform. Sources say Santos made suspicious trades related to election outcomes.
The DOJ is investigating former congressman George Santos for possible insider trading on Kalshi, a prediction market platform. Sources indicate Santos made suspicious trades tied to election outcomes, suggesting he may have used non-public information to profit from predictions about political events.
Santos is already facing multiple indictments for campaign fraud and theft. Adding insider trading allegations keeps expanding his legal exposure. Prediction markets are newer instruments, and the SEC and DOJ are still figuring out how to police them. If Santos is being investigated for using insider information to trade on election outcomes, it suggests the agencies are taking these markets seriously as venues where officials could abuse their position.
The Kalshi trades are a specific window into what Santos was doing with information access after leaving Congress. If prosecutors can prove he made unusual trades based on knowledge of classified briefings or intelligence, it's another felony. It also sets a precedent for investigating other current or former officials' trades on prediction markets.
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