Coverage dated May 27, 2026

Google engineer made $1.2M by placing bets on Polymarket using confidential info, prosecutors allege

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Michele Spagnulo used insider information to bet singer D4vd would be Google’s most-searched person of the year in 2025

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Engadget
Google employee accused of making $1 million from insider trading on Polymarket (opens Engadget)
Published May 27, 2026
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Who could have seen this coming?
The Guardian
Google employee charged with using insider data to rig bets on Polymarket (opens The Guardian)
Published May 27, 2026
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US DoJ alleges software engineer Michele Spagnuolo, 36, earned $1.2m betting on Google’s most-searched list
NBC Los Angeles
Google engineer made $1.2M by placing bets on Polymarket using confidential info, prosecutors allege (opens NBC Los Angeles)
Published May 27, 2026
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Michele Spagnulo used insider information to bet singer D4vd would be Google’s most-searched person of the year in 2025
Seattle Times
Google employee charged with using confidential search data to make $1.2 million on Polymarket (opens Seattle Times)
Published May 27, 2026
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U.S. prosecutors slapped insider trading charges against a Google employee this week, alleging the software engineer used confidential company information to pocket more than $1.2 million on prediction market platform...
CBS News
Google employee accused of making over $1.2M on Polymarket through insider trading (opens CBS News)
Published May 27, 2026
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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.
Al Jazeera
Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets (opens Al Jazeera)
Published May 27, 2026
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Michele Spagnuolo allegedly used insider information to profit from bets on people on Google’s most-searched list.
New York Post
Google engineer used confidential info to win $1.2M in Polymarket bets: feds (opens New York Post)
Published May 27, 2026
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A longtime Google security engineer has been accused of using confidential company data to place illicit Polymarket bets that won him $1.2 million – the latest alleged case of insider trading on a prediction market, according to federal prosecutors.
Gizmodo
Google Engineer Charged With Using Insider Info for $1 Million Haul on Polymarket (opens Gizmodo)
Published May 27, 2026
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The Google employee allegedly used confidential Google search data to place Polymarket bets about the most-searched people in 2025.

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