{
  "id": 4228157,
  "title": "Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ex-white-house-teleprompter-operator-ordered-to-pay-172-000-for-trump-4228157",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T14:41:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/ex-white-house-teleprompter-operator-ordered-to-pay-172000-for-trump-speech-bets/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez has been ordered to pay over $172,000 for using insider knowledge to place bets on President Donald Trump's speeches, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Perez allegedly made trades between December 2025 and February 2026 on Kalshi, a prediction markets platform. The regulator stated that Perez would surrender profits of $107,539.02 and pay a civil penalty of $65,000. Perez was also banned from trading for three years and had his civil penalty reduced due to his co-operation with the investigation. Kalshi's lead lawyer praised the decision, while the White House has not commented on the matter. In July, Perez was placed on unpaid leave and informed he would not return to his position.",
  "summary": "A former White House teleprompter operator has been ordered to pay more than $172,000 (£127,000) for using inside information to bet on US President Donald Trump’s speeches. Gabriel Perez was found to have made trades on what the president would say during addresses between December 2025 and February 2026 on Kalshi – a prediction markets [...] The post Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered…",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ex-white-house-teleprompter-operator-ordered-to-pay-172-000-for-trump",
        "published": "2026-08-29T07:11:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ex-white-house-teleprompter-operator-ordered-to-pay-172-000-for-trump-4152543",
        "published": "2026-08-29T08:09:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Trump speech bets land ex-White House teleprompter operator in trouble, fined ₹1.65 crore: What CFTC found",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/trump-speech-bets-land-ex-white-house-teleprompter-operator-in",
        "published": "2026-08-29T15:13:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Ex-White House staffer fined $173K for Trump speech bets on Kalshi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ex-white-house-staffer-fined-173k-for-trump-speech-bets-on-kalshi",
        "published": "2026-08-29T18:15:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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