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A teleprompter operator is under investigation by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for allegedly placing bets on the prediction market platform Kalshi related to statements made by President Donald Trump. Kalshi's head of enforcement, Robert DeNault, stated that the exchange's surveillance team flagged the trades and referred them to the CFTC after an internal investigation. Kalshi is cooperating with regulators and has provided evidence. CNBC has requested comment from the White House. The story is breaking and updates are expected.
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A teleprompter operator is under investigation by federal regulators in connection with bets they allegedly made on the prediction market platform Kalshi related to statements made by President Donald Trump.
"Our surveillance team promptly flagged and referred these trades to the [Commodity Futures Trading Commission] after an exchange investigation," said Robert DeNault, Kalshi's head of enforcement, in a statement to CNBC.
"We have been assisting regulators on this matter and provided evidence we collected, as we do in any referral," DeNault added.
CNBC has requested comment from the White House.
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Teleprompter Operator Investigated for Alleged Kalshi Bets on Trump Statements