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Trump’s teleprompter operator on unpaid leave for alleged prediction market bets on Trump speeches

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The White House says President Donald Trump's teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports that he used his inside knowledge to make bets about the president's speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi.

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  1. Just the News

    Federal officials investigating if White House teleprompt operator made money on prediction markets (opens Just the News)

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    Kalshi's surveillance systems detected patterns betting on the markets involving the president that didn't follow typical behavior. The company examined the accounts behind it and discovered that the user was a federal employee.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Trump's teleprompter operator on unpaid leave for alleged prediction market bets (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    FILE – President Donald Trump is seen behind a teleprompter on Sept. 30, 2020.

  3. ABC News

    Teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump's speeches: Sources (opens ABC News)

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    President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is believed to have made tens of thousands of dollars by placing bets on the contents of Trump's speeches, sources say.

  4. ABC 7 San Francisco

    White House teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump's speeches: Sources (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is believed to have made tens of thousands of dollars by placing bets on the contents of Trump's speeches, sources say.

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Trump’s teleprompter operator under investigation for insider trading, sources say (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The federal agency that regulates prediction markets is investigating President Donald Trump’s longtime teleprompter operator for potential insider trading, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

  6. Forbes

    Trump’s Teleprompter Operator Made Over $100,000 In Kalshi Bets On President’s Speeches, Report Says (opens Forbes)

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    Gabriel Perez is reportedly in talks with federal investigators to settle allegations of using insider information.

  7. The New Republic

    Teleprompter Operator Made $100K Betting on Trump’s Speeches (opens The New Republic)

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    A White House teleprompter operator appears to have made over $100,000 betting on President Trump’s speeches. ABC News, citing unnamed sources, reports that a longtime staffer for the president, Gabriel Perez, was placing bets on Trump’s speeches on the prediction market Kalshi, sparking an investig…

  8. Axios

    White House teleprompter operator investigated over alleged trades on Trump speeches (opens Axios)

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    Federal regulators are investigating whether a White House teleprompter operator capitalized on his knowledge of President Trump's prepared speech text by making trades on the prediction market Kalshi, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

  9. NPR

    Federal officials probe whether White House teleprompter profited off Trump's words (opens NPR)

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    It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House.

  10. UPI

    Trump’s teleprompter operator investigated for betting on speeches (opens UPI)

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    A White House staffer is under investigation for allegedly placing bets on prediction markets related to President Donald Trump's speeches.

  11. Not The Bee

    Report: Trump's teleprompter operator made over $100,000 on Kalshi by betting on what POTUS would say during speeches 🤨 (opens Not The Bee)

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    At some point, you've gotta get ahold of this gambling thing.

  12. PoliticusUSA

    Even Trump's Teleprompter Operator Is Corrupt And Engaging In Insider Trading (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    The corruption is so extensive in the current administration that even Trump's teleprompter operator is using insider information to make money.

  13. Phl17

    Kalshi says it's working with feds over nearly $100K in Trump teleprompter speech bets (opens Phl17)

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    The prediction market platform Kalshi said Thursday that it had flagged suspicious trades on President Trump's speeches to federal regulators that are reportedly connected to the president's longtime teleprompter operator.

  14. Forbes

    Trump’s Teleprompter Operator Suspended For Allegedly Betting On His Speeches (opens Forbes)

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    Gabriel Perez is reportedly in talks with federal investigators to settle allegations of using insider information.

  15. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: Trump believes his Kalshi-betting teleprompter operator is a 'disgrace,' Leavitt says (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Leavitt added that no other staffers are under investigation and that the White House counsel had no awareness of the alleged bets.

  16. WHEC Rochester

    Trump’s teleprompter operator on unpaid leave for alleged prediction market bets on Trump speeches (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    The White House says President Donald Trump's teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports that he used his inside knowledge to make bets about the president's speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi.

  17. BBC News

    White House teleprompter operator accused of making $100k off Trump speech bets (opens BBC News)

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    A White House staffer has been accused of using inside knowledge of speeches to make nearly $100,000 on Kalshi.

  18. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump’s teleprompter operator on unpaid leave for alleged prediction market bets on president’s speeches (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    ABC News reported that Gabriel Perez used his inside knowledge to win more than $100,000 betting on what the president would say in big speeches.

  19. Gizmodo

    Trump’s Teleprompter Guy Allegedly Made $100k Betting on the President’s Speeches (opens Gizmodo)

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    The White House press secretary insisted, "there are very strict ethical guidelines here at the White House," on Thursday.

  20. The Times of Israel

    Trump teleprompter operator suspended over betting allegations, White House says (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Gabriel Perez allegedly made more than $100,000 by placing bets on the prediction market Kalshi about specific words or phrases that would appear in the president's speeches

  21. PBS NewsHour

    Trump's teleprompter operator on unpaid leave over alleged Kalshi bets on Trump speeches (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    President Donald Trump's teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports that he used his inside knowledge to make bets about the president's speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi, the White House said Thursday.

  22. The Boston Globe

    White House teleprompter operator bet on Trump speeches, Kalshi says (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Kalshi said Gabriel Perez, a technical assistant to President Trump, had placed wagers on common words that would appear in the president’s speeches, such as country names and economic terms.

  23. CBS News

    Teleprompter operator made nearly $100K betting on Trump speeches (opens CBS News)

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    After detecting suspicious activity on the teleprompter operator's account, Kalshi investigated and then referred the case to federal regulators.

  24. The Brunswick News

    Trump’s teleprompter aide accused of making $100K with Kalshi bets on speech content (opens The Brunswick News)

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    A longtime teleprompter operator for President Donald Trump has been accused of making more than $100,000 by using prediction markets to make winning bets on the content of his speeches, federal officials said Thursday. Gabriel Perez, a White House tech…

  25. The Guardian

    White House teleprompter operator put on leave over alleged bets on Trump speeches (opens The Guardian)

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    Karoline Leavitt calls apparent bets on Kalshi prediction platform ‘deeply unfortunate and frankly a disgrace’ Donald Trump’s longtime teleprompter operator has been placed on administrative leave, the White House said on Thursday, after reports that he used his position to win $100,000 by placing b…

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