DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million
An aerial view shows Google’s “Googleplex” corporate office in Mountain View, California on May 20, 2026. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images A Google software engineer has been charged with using confidential company information to make $1.2 million on Polymarket, in the second known federal criminal case connected to lucrative trades on a prediction market site. Michele Spagnuolo, 36, an Italian citizen who lives in Switzerland, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with commodities fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and other counts for allegedly placing bets on search trends based on internal Google data that tracked user searches.
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DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million
An aerial view shows Google’s “Googleplex” corporate office in Mountain View, California on May 20, 2026. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty
DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million
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