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White House teleprompter operator accused in Kalshi bets no longer employed
The case involved claims that Gabriel Perez used nonpublic information to bet more than $100,000 on Kalshi prediction markets tied to Trump’s speeches.
A White House teleprompter operator accused of profiting from Kalshi prediction market bets tied to President Donald Trump’s speeches is no longer employed by the federal government, according to Associated Press coverage. The AP said Gabriel Perez had been placed on unpaid leave earlier in the month. A White House official told AP that Perez is no longer employed, but did not indicate whether he resigned or was fired.
Perez was accused of using nonpublic information to place bets totaling more than $100,000 on Kalshi markets tied to Trump’s speeches, ABC News previously reported. Kalshi’s surveillance team flagged the activity and referred the matter to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Kalshi prohibits users from trading on information obtained through their employment, the report said. The CFTC referral places the dispute within the broader framework of crypto and prediction market compliance and oversight.