Google Engineer Charged With Insider Trading
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- Published
- May 29, 2026
- Duration
- 1:38
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- Last updated
- May 30, 2026
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A Google engineer allegedly used secret search trend data to rake in over $1.2 million on Polymarket, betting ahead of public knowledge — like switching a Super Bowl halftime show wager from Kendrick Lamar to D4vd after seeing internal Google data. Prosecutors call it a brazen breach of ethics and policy, with the engineer placed on leave as Google cooper…
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A Google engineer allegedly used secret search trend data to rake in over $1.2 million on Polymarket, betting ahead of public knowledge — like switching a Super Bowl halftime show wager from Kendrick Lamar to D4vd after seeing internal Google data. Prosecutors call it a brazen breach of ethics and policy, with the engineer placed on leave as Google cooperates with authorities. This isn’t the first time Polymarket’s been caught in insider trading — a soldier was charged last month for using class
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