US DoJ alleges software engineer Michele Spagnuolo, 36, earned $1.2m betting on Google’s most-searched listThe US justice department has charged a Google software engineer with using insider information to rig bets tied to Google’s most-searched list on prediction market Polymarket, earning $1.2m in profits, according to a complaint unsealed on Wednesday.Michele Spagnuolo, a 36-year-old Italian citizen, allegedly used insider information to bet on long-shot candidates like indie pop musician D4v... Michele Spagnuolo allegedly used insider information to profit from bets on people on Google’s most-searched list. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• US DoJ alleges software engineer Michele Spagnuolo, 36, earned $1.2m betting on Google’s most-searched listThe US justice department has charged a Google software engineer with using insider information to rig bets tied to Google’s most-searched list on predic...S1

• Michele Spagnuolo allegedly used insider information to profit from bets on people on Google’s most-searched list. A Google software engineer has been charged with fraud by US authorities after allegedly using insider information to win more than $1.2m in bets...S2

• Employee allegedly used account name ‘AlphaRaccoon’ and amassed more than $1mn, charges sayS3