Dossier
commodities fraud
Coverage of commodities fraud in the Nexus archive.
- FBI says Google engineer used internal search data to win $1.2M on Polymarket
A Google software engineer was charged with insider trading after allegedly using internal search data to profit $1.2 million on Polymarket bets predicting top searched public figures in 2025. The Justice Department accused him of misappropriating confidential information from Google to place profitable trades on a prediction market platform.
- Google engineer used confidential info to win $1.2M in Polymarket bets, feds say
Michele Spagnuolo, who has worked at Google since 2014, is accused of using confidential information to win $1.2 million in Polymarket bets, according to federal charges. He faces one count each of commodities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.