Enforcement

CFTC settles case over White House worker's trading of presidential mention contracts

Atlas Watchline · August 29, 2026

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What happened

The CFTC announced it filed and settled charges against Gabriel Perez

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Why it matters

Perez was accused of misappropriating material, nonpublic information obtained through federal government employment

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The details

Perez used that information to trade event contracts on a prediction market platform for personal benefit

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