White House teleprompter operator who placed bets on Trump’s speeches ordered to pay $172K

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

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 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

Carlos Barria/Reuters A longtime White House aide caught using insider knowledge to pocket thousands on a prediction market has been ordered to pay back all his profits—plus a healthy fine. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Friday that Gabriel Perez, who spent a decade as Trump’s teleprompter ope

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.

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.

Trump’s longtime teleprompter operator to pay $65,000 fine to settle insider-trading case  CNN

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

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.