{
  "id": 4666133,
  "title": "Ex-Congressman Santos Banned for Life by Kalshi After CFTC Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ex-congressman-santos-banned-for-life-by-kalshi-after-cftc-case",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:09:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-31/ex-congressman-santos-banned-for-life-by-kalshi-after-cftc-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ex-Congressman George Santos won’t be able to place another wager on Kalshi Inc. after the prediction market platform banned him for life for allegedly manipulating wagers on his attendance at this year’s State of the Union address.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}