Tag: michele_spagnuolo

Google Software Engineer Accused of $1.2M Insider Trading on Polymarket

29 May 2026 4:57 p.m. · Source: FBI

Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo faces charges for allegedly using internal confidential data to make over $1.2 million in illicit profits through insider trading on the prediction market platform, Polymarket.

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CFTC Charges Google Employee with Insider Trading

27 May 2026 8:26 p.m.

The CFTC has filed a complaint against Google employee Michele Spagnuolo for alleged insider trading. Spagnuolo, based in Switzerland, is accused of using nonpublic information about Google's 2025 Year in Search list to trade on Polymarket.com.

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