CFTC fines former White House aide $172,000 for trading on Trump speech information
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday ordered former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez to pay $172,539 for using advance access to President Donald Trump's speeches to make illegal trades on a prediction-market platform.
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday ordered former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez to pay $172,539 for using advance access to President Donald Trump's speeches to make illegal trades on a prediction-market platform.
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