Anna Paulina Luna Calls on Trump To Pardon Solider Indicted for Allegedly Betting on Maduro’s Ouster Willa Pope Robbins Apr 23rd, 2026
Anna Paulina Luna Calls on Trump To Pardon Solider Indicted for Allegedly Betting on Maduro’s Ouster Willa Pope Robbins Apr 23rd, 2026 Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) called on President Donald Trump to pardon the U.S. soldier indicted for allegedly betting on the ouster of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke was directly involved in the operation that captured Maduro and his wife, a Manhattan federal court alleged in an indictment on Thursday. Van Dyke allegedly placed $33,000 worth of bets that the Venezuelan leader would be removed as president on Polymarket, betting a series of times up to the day Maduro was captured . The indictment claims that Van Dyke placed thirteen bets on multiple events related to Maduro, including “bets on the timing and outcome” of the operation to remove him. The plays allegedly made him over $409,000, ...