CFTC fines White House staffer for wagering on presidential remarks
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Friday that Gabriel Perez, a White House teleprompter operator, must pay $172,000 for placing online bets on President Trump's speeches. The penalty includes disgorgement of $107,539.02 in trading profits plus a civil monetary penalty. The CFTC's enforcement action targets the misuse of nonpublic information for personal gain.
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