A Google engineer is facing federal charges after allegedly using his employer’s confidential data to pocket $1.2 million on Polymarket

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1. May 27, 2026, 7:24 PM
   ABC News — Top · Lean Left

   Google employee charged with using inside information to make $1M on Polymarket
2. May 27, 2026, 9:56 PM
   Google News · Center

   Google Employee Charged For Alleged Polymarket Bets - The Information
3. May 27, 2026, 10:30 PM
   The Verge · Center

   A Google employee allegedly used inside information to win $1.2 million on Polymarket 
4. May 28, 2026, 12:05 AM
   Boing Boing · Center

   Google employee charged with fraud after winning $1.2m on Polymarket
5. May 28, 2026, 2:04 AM
   Crypto Briefing · Center

   Google engineer charged with using inside information to win $1.2M on Polymarket
6. May 28, 2026, 2:14 AM
   BBC News — Tech · Center

   Google worker charged for using internal data to make $1.2m on Polymarket
7. May 28, 2026, 2:33 AM
   Crypto Briefing · Center

   Google engineer charged with using inside information to win $1.2M on Polymarket
8. May 28, 2026, 6:44 PM
   Fortune · Center

   A Google engineer is facing federal charges after allegedly using his employer’s confidential data to pocket $1.2 million on Polymarket
9. May 28, 2026, 7:12 PM
   Korea Times · Center

   Google employee charged with using search data to make $1.2 mil on Polymarket
10. May 29, 2026, 1:37 PM
    TechSpot · Center

    Google engineer arrested for using internal search data to win $1.2 million on Polymarket

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ABC News — Top Lean Left

Google employee charged with using inside information to make $1M on Polymarket

A Google staffer fraudulently made more than $1 million by using inside information to place Polymarket bets on what users were searching for on Google, authorities say.

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TechSpot Center

Google engineer arrested for using internal search data to win $1.2 million on Polymarket

Spagnuolo, an Italian citizen who lives in Switzerland, was arrested on Wednesday and hauled before a federal judge in New York. Prosecutors say he made roughly $1.2...

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Fortune Center

A Google engineer is facing federal charges after allegedly using his employer’s confidential data to pocket $1.2 million on Polymarket

The DOJ alleges the engineer ignored a "Google Confidential" warning to get insider search data he later used for bets.

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Korea Times Center

Google employee charged with using search data to make $1.2 mil on Polymarket

NEW YORK — U.S. prosecutors slapped insider trading charges against a Google employee this week, alleging the software engineer used confidential c...

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Crypto Briefing Center

Google engineer charged with using inside information to win $1.2M on Polymarket

Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo charged with commodities and wire fraud for using confidential search data to win $1.2M on Polymarket prediction market.

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Crypto Briefing Center

Google engineer charged with using inside information to win $1.2M on Polymarket

Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo charged with fraud after allegedly using confidential search data to win $1.2M on Polymarket, marking a first federal insider trading case on a pr…

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BBC News — Tech Center

Google worker charged for using internal data to make $1.2m on Polymarket

A longtime Google employee was charged in New York on Wednesday for breaking insider trading laws.

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Boing Boing Center

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 and a…

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The Verge Center

A Google employee allegedly used inside information to win $1.2 million on Polymarket 

‘AlphaRacoon’ made successful bets about 2025 search trends.

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Google News Center

Google Employee Charged For Alleged Polymarket Bets - The Information

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