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George Santos reportedly investigated by DoJ over suspicious Kalshi bets

The Guardian · Jun 3, 2026, 5:28 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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Disgraced former congressman said to have put bet on whether he would be at Trump’s State of the Union speech Federal authorities are investigating whether George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman from New York, engaged in insider trading by betting on a prediction market on his own attendance to the State of the Union address, multiple news outlets reported on Tuesday.Santos allegedly placed a bet on Kalshi, a popular online prediction market, over whether he would be in attendance at Trump’s State of the Union address in February, according to NPR, which first reported on the investigation citing anonymous sources. Continue reading...

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