Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets

A former White House teleprompter operator has been ordered to pay more than $172,000 (£127,000) for using inside information to beton Donald Trump's speeches.

Former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez has been ordered to pay more than $US172,000 for using advance access to US President Donald Trump's speeches to make illegal trades on a prediction-market platform.

Gabriel Perez made over $100,000 on the Kalshi prediction market, per the CFTC.

A former White House teleprompter operator was fined $172,000 for placing bets on prediction markets about President Donald Trump's statements.

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Gabriel Perez made US$107,500 on prediction markets by betting on what Trump would say in speeches

The former White House teleprompter staffer who was charged with using privileged information to make bets on prediction markets will pay a $172,539.02 fine for his actions. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced on Friday that the former Trump administration staffer settled with the agency on paying back t

Gabriel Perez had access to the president’s speeches before they were delivered and was accused of placing unlawful wagers on words that would be spoken.

The White House teleprompter operator who placed online bets on President Trump’s speeches has been ordered to pay a total of $172,000, a federal agency said Friday.  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said in a news release that Gabriel Perez must pay out his profits from trade, totaling $107,539.02, in a

The settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, announced Friday, also dealt Gabriel Perez a three-year trading ban.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Gabriel Perez wagered on Kalshi about words president used in speeches A White House teleprompter operator who left his post amid accusations that he used inside knowledge to make bets on Donald Trump’s speeches on an online prediction market has been fined $172,000, according

Former White House Teleprompter Operator Ordered To Turn Over Profits, Pay Fine Over Insider Trading  HuffPost

The staffer was found to have used his prior knowledge of the president's speeches to place lucrative bets.

As details emerged July 16, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said it was "unfortunate" and "a disgrace."

Gabriel Perez made more than $100,000 on prediction markets by betting on words and phrases that would appear in Trump’s speeches between December 2025 and February 2026.

He was placed on unpaid leave from his job at the White House after it was determined he used his position to make bets on what President Trump would say in speeches.

A former White House teleprompter operator accused of using inside knowledge to make bets on the prediction market Kalshi has been ordered to turn over more than US$100,000 in profits and pay a US$65,000 fine as part of a settlement with federal authorities. The settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the penalties for Gabriel Perez, who made the bets through Kalshi.

Former White House teleprompter operator ordered to turn over profits, pay fine over insider trading  Toronto Star

A former White House teleprompter operator accused of using inside knowledge to make bets on the prediction market Kalshi has been ordered to turn over more than $100,000 in profits and pay a $65,000 penalty as part of a federal settlement

Former White House teleprompter operator ordered to turn over profits, pay fine over insider trading  AP News

Teleprompter operator used advance access to speeches to make trades on prediction-market platform.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday ordered former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez to pay US$172,539 for using advance access to U.S. President Donald Trump’s speeches to make illegal trades on a prediction-market platform.

CFTC fines former White House aide $172,000 for trading on Trump speech information  Reuters

White House Teleprompter Operator Settles Insider-Trading Probe  WSJ

The Securities and Exchange Commission is dropping its case against a former Republican congressman who was pardoned by President Donald Trump in June after a 2023 insider trading conviction.