02.08.2026 CFTC orders former Congressman George Santos to pay $35,000 over manipulated Kalshi prediction market bet
Matthias Knab, Opalesque:

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has settled charges against former U.S. Congressman George Santos for manipulative trading in an event contract tied to an outcome he himself controlled: whether he would show up at the 2026 State of the Union address.

Under the order, Santos must disgorge $17,569.98 in trading profits and pay a civil monetary penalty of

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