Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for insider bets on Kalshi
He was placed on unpaid leave from his job at the White House after it was determined he used his position to make bets on what President Trump would say in speeches.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: NBC News · Aug 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM ET
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Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for insider bets on Kalshi(opens original report in a new tab)NBC NewsTier B
White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172K for placing bets on speeches(opens original report in a new tab)The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the penalties for Gabriel Perez, who made the bets through Kalshi. — NBC News
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