Google employee charged with fraud after winning $1.2m on Polymarket

A Google employee was charged with fraud Wednesday after allegedly winning $1.2m betting on Google trends at gambling site Polymarket. Michele Spagnulo, 36, used insider info, prosecutors say, to run the table. Arrested in New York, he faces counts of commodities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering, according to a federal criminal complaint [PDF, justice.gov]. — Read the rest The post Google employee charged with fraud after winning $1.2m on Polymarket appeared first on Boing Boing.