How a U.S. soldier made $400,000 from inside knowledge of Maduro capture plan — and his clumsy attempt to cover it up
U.S. soldier indicted for making $400,000 from inside knowledge of Maduro capture plan.
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a u.s. army soldier made over $400,000 trading on inside knowledge of the plan to capture venezuelan president nicolas maduro. the indictment says he got the information through his job and used it to buy stock and options before the operation became public. when investigators started asking questions, he tried to cover it up — clumsily. the exact securities he traded aren't named in the indictment, but the profit figure is $400,000. the soldier now faces charges of securities fraud and lying to investigators.
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