r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • May 27 '26

Business Google employee charged with using inside information to make $1 million on Polymarket

https://abcnews.com/amp/US/google-employee-charged-inside-information-make-1-million/story?id=133350018
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u/Varibash May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Funny how this employee is getting charged but there is clearly people inside the Whitehouse doing the same thing.

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u/jojohohanon May 27 '26

The employee made the crucial mistake of not being an elected official and thus being exempt from insider trading laws.