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  "title": "Ex-White House teleprompter operator fined $172,000 for Trump speech bets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ex-white-house-teleprompter-operator-fined-172-000-for-trump-speech",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-08-29T13:33:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/former-white-house-teleprompter-operator-fined-kalshi"
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  "summary": "Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Gabriel Perez wagered on Kalshi about words president used in speeches A White House teleprompter operator who left his post amid accusations that he used inside knowledge to make bets on Donald Trump ’s speeches on an online prediction market has been fined $172,000, according to federal regulators. Gabriel Perez exploited “material, nonpublic…",
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "White House teleprompter operator who placed bets on Trump’s speeches ordered to pay $172K",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/white-house-teleprompter-operator-who-placed-bets-on-trumps-speeches",
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