July 16, 2026 · Corruption, Ethics & Self-Dealing

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Regulators Investigate White House Teleprompter Operator Over Prediction-Market Bets on Trump Speeches

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is in settlement talks with Gabriel Perez, President Trump's teleprompter operator since 2016, over allegations he made close to $100,000 on the prediction market Kalshi by...

May 13, 2025 · Corruption, Ethics & Self-Dealing

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Insiders Reap Windfall Trading $MELANIA Memecoin Before Public Launch

Reporting in early May 2025 found that a cluster of wallets accumulated $MELANIA, the memecoin branded around the first lady, in the minutes before its public launch, then sold the bulk of their holdings within hours for...