Google worker charged with using inside information to make $1.2 million on Polymarket

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A Google staff information security engineer has been charged in a criminal complaint alleging insider trading tied to Polymarket wagers. Prosecutors say he used confidential Google information to make trades that generated about $1.2 million. The case highlights growing scrutiny around prediction markets and the use of nonpublic corporate data. It also shows how insider-trading enforcement is expanding into newer market structures such as Polymarket. The story is relevant to software and tech audiences because it involves a major technology company and a software-driven trading platform.

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