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White House teleprompter operator fired after Kalshi betting scandal

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A White House teleprompter operator, Gabriel Perez, has been terminated from his position following reports that he used insider knowledge to place bets on Kalshi, an online prediction market. Perez allegedly profited over $100,000 by betting on the content of President Donald Trump's speeches. Kalshi's enforcement team flagged the suspicious trades and referred them to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for review. AI

RANK_REASON The story concerns an individual's misuse of information related to a prediction market, which falls under regulatory scrutiny but is not a core AI development or policy issue.

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White House teleprompter operator fired after Kalshi betting scandal

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press ·

    White House teleprompter operator accused of cashing in on Kalshi no longer works for government, official says

    Gabriel Perez had the president's speeches before anyone else. He allegedly turned that into a Kalshi jackpot — and lost his job.

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