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A White House teleprompter operator has been placed on unpaid leave as a federal regulator investigates possible insider trading in prediction markets.
Multiple media outlets have identified the staffer as Gabriel Perez, saying he allegedly used his access to speeches like the State of the Union address to make nearly $100,000 on Kalshi.
The platform noticed the unusual betting activity and referred the trades to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday called the allegations "deeply unfortunate" and "a disgrace."
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