May 27, Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo was charged with commodities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering for allegedly using non-public data to win $1.2M on Polymarket.
⚖️ Google Engineer Charged in $2.75M Polymarket Insider Trading Case A Google employee has been federally charged for allegedly placing $2.75 million in bets on Polymarket using non-public information. This marks the second federal prosecution tied to alleged insider trading on the prediction market platform, according to Decrypt.
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JUST IN: Google Engineer Charged in $1.2M Polymarket Insider Trading Case A Google security engineer, Michele Spagnuolo, used an internal company tool to see trending search data before it went public. He then bet on Google's "Year in Search 2025" results on Polymarket under the handle "AlphaRaccoon." He placed $2.7M in bets and profited $1.2M. After winning, he moved 5M $USDC out, ran it through a swap service and a privacy tool to hide the trail. Now facing commodities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering charges. This is the second federal case tied to Polymarket and the first using insider data from a major tech company. On-chain activity always leaves footprints. Privacy tools do not make you invisible.
🇺🇸🔮 U.S. authorities have reportedly charged a Google employee for allegedly using internal company information to place bets on Polymarket. According to reports, the employee allegedly generated around $1.2 million in profits from the trades. The case is drawing attention because it highlights the growing overlap between insider information, prediction markets, and the rapidly evolving world of crypto-based betting platforms.
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🚨 NEW: GOOGLE ENGINEER CHARGED IN POLYMARKET INSIDER TRADING SCHEME Feds say the Google employee used confidential internal search trend data to place multimillion-dollar bets on Polymarket under the alias “AlphaRaccoon.” Onchain data reveals he made roughly $1.2M in profits before attempting to launder the funds through privacy tools and overseas accounts.
🧐 The U.S. CFTC Accuses a Google Employee of Insider Trading on Polymarket, Profiting Approximately $1.2 Million The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo is accused of illegally trading prediction contracts on Polymarket to profit approximately $1.2 million, and is charged with fraud and money laundering. The contracts in question pertained to “Who Will Be the Most Searched Person in 2025?” In its complaint, the CFTC seeks restitution, disgorgement, civil monetary penalties, trading and registration bans, and a permanent injunction against further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations. Yesterday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced criminal charges against Michele Spagnuolo in the same court. Additionally, according to The Wall Street Journal, Michele Spagnuolo last year used Google Year in Search data—accessible only to a select group of employees—to place bets on Polymarket regarding the year’s most popular search figures, placing bets through the account “AlphaRaccoon” across 25 trades. He accurately predicted that Kendrick Lamar and d4vd would rank among the top five.
🔴 Google Engineer Charged in Polymarket Insider Trading Case A Google engineer has been arrested and charged by federal prosecutors for allegedly using confidential internal search data to trade on Polymarket. The indictment claims the engineer placed bets on prediction markets based on non-public information about search trends and algorithm changes, according to Coindesk. This marks the second major arrest involving insider trading on a prediction market.
