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BUSINESSMay 28 · 11:26 UTCNBC BAY AREAWyatte Grantham-philips | The Associated Press

Google employee charged with using confidential search data to make $1.2 million on Polymarket

A Google employee used confidential 2025 'Year in Search' data to make over $1.2 million in Polymarket bets on search trends. The employee, Michele Spagnuolo, was charged with insider trading for leveraging non-public information to profit from prediction market wagers.

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Michele SpagnuolopersonGoogleorganizationPolymarketorganizationU.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New YorkorganizationKendrick LamarpersonD4vdpersonFBIorganization
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