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Google engineer made $1.2M by placing bets on Polymarket using confidential info, prosecutors allege
Michele Spagnulo, a 36-year-old Italian citizen living in Switzerland, used insider information to bet singer D4vd would be Google’s most-searched person of the year in 2025, according to prosecutors.

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Federal prosecutors charge Google engineer for allegedly using insider info to make $1.2 million on Polymarket
A Google engineer made $1.2 million by insider trading on Polymarket under the name 'AlphaRaccoon': DOJ
Google Employee Charged With Using Confidential Search Data to Make $1.2 Million on Polymarket
U.S. prosecutors slapped insider trading charges against a Google employee this week, alleging the software engineer used confidential company information to pocket more than $1.2 million from predict...

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The Google Engineer Accused of Risking It All With an Insider Polymarket Bet
Google engineer charged after making $1.2 million on Polymarket bets — showing insider trading is becoming everyone’s problem
Google worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on bets
Spagnuolo allegedly used information he had early access to through his work at Google, which is based in the US, to make bets that saw him rack up $1.2m (£894,330) in winnings.

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Google Engineer Charged With Using Insider Info for $1 Million Haul on Polymarket
Google Employee Arrested After Winning $1.2 Million Insider Trading at Polymarket

Google engineer charged with insider trading on Polymarket

According to the complaint, Michele Spagnuolo had access to company data that tracked user searches when he bet that Google’s most-searched person in 2025 would be the singer D4vd.

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