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A Google software engineer, Michele Spagnulo, has been accused by prosecutors of using confidential company information to earn $1.2 million through bets on Polymarket. The text also includes unrelated snippets regarding cryptocurrency price predictions, investment losses in technology funds, and European trends in technology adoption.

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Google engineer made $1.2M by placing bets on Polymarket using confidential info, prosecutors allege Michele Spagnulo, a 36-year-old Italian citizen living in Switzerland, used insider information to bet singer D4vd would be Google’s most-searched person of…

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A Google software engineer, Michele Spagnulo, has been accused by prosecutors of using confidential company information to earn $1.2 million through bets on Polymarket. The text also includes unrelated snippets regarding cryptocurrency price predictions, investment losses in technology funds, and European trends in technology adoption.

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Claim 1: “Google engineer made $1.2M by placing bets on Polymarket using confidential info, prosecutors allege”
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Multiple independent news sources (ABC News, Flipboard, and other web search results) confirm that prosecutors allege a Google engineer made over $1.2 million on Polymarket using confidential information.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kalshi Inc. is a prediction market platform based in Manhattan, New York City, that launched in July 2021. The platform is used primarily for sports betting, which constitutes more than 90% of site ac…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026, will be the 250th anniversary of the signin…
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Claim 2: “Michele Spagnulo, a 36-year-old Italian citizen living in Switzerland, used insider information to bet singer D4vd would be Google’s most-searched person of the year in 2025, according to prosecutors.”
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The identity of the engineer (Michele Spagnulo/Spagnuolo), his age (36), citizenship (Italian), residence (Switzerland), and the specific nature of the bet (singer D4vd as most-searched person of 2025) are consistently reported across multiple independent sources including Flipboard and various news reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... Federal prosecutors in New York said that Michele Spagnuolo, a 36-year-old Italian citizen living in Switzerland, faces charges of ...
https://www.thv11.com/article/news/nation-world/google-engin…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... Michele Spagnulo, a 36-year-old Italian citizen living in Switzerland, used insider information to bet singer D4vd would be Google's ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/google-engineer-polymar…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... Federal prosecutors say that Spagnuolo used the username AlphaRaccoon and bet that Google's most searched person in 2025 would be the singer ...
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Claim 3: “A Google software engineer was accused Wednesday of using confidential company information to make …”
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Multiple sources confirm that a Google software engineer was accused on a Wednesday of using confidential company information to make bets on Polymarket.
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