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Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets
Al Jazeera
05:25
Michele Spagnuolo allegedly used insider information to profit from bets on people on Google's most-searched list.
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Michele Spagnuolo allegedly used insider information to profit from bets on people on Google's most-searched list.
Michele Spagnuolo, a 36-year-old Italian citizen, allegedly used insider information to bet on long-shot candidates like indie pop musician D4vd.
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.
According to the complaint, a Google engineer risked over $2.7 million on wagers related to Google's 2025 Year in Search campaign.