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A White House teleprompter operator has agreed to pay more than $172,000 to resolve a federal regulator's investigation into allegations that the operator placed well-timed prediction market bets related to President Donald Trump's speeches. The settlement ends the probe into whether the operator used non-public information about the timing or content of Trump's addresses to profit from prediction markets. The case highlights concerns about insider trading in political prediction markets and the potential misuse of sensitive information by White House staff.
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A White House teleprompter operator has agreed to pay more than $172,000 to resolve a federal regulator's investigation into allegations of well-timed prediction market bets related to President Donald Trump's speeches.
The settlement concludes the probe into whether the operator used non-public information to place bets on the timing and content of the president's public remarks.
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