Former White House teleprompter operator ordered to turn over profits, pay fine over insider trading
- Gabriel Perez, a former White House teleprompter operator, has been ordered to turn over more than $100,000 in profits and pay a $65,000 fine as part of a settlement with federal authorities.
- The settlement was announced by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and includes a three-year trading ban for Perez.
- Perez used inside knowledge to bet on the prediction market Kalshi regarding what President Trump would say in speeches.
- He made $107,500 by betting on words and phrases that would appear in Trump's speeches between December 2025 and February 2026.
- Perez was placed on unpaid leave after reports surfaced about his actions, and the White House did not comment on the settlement.
Gabriel Perez, a former White House teleprompter operator, has been ordered to turn over more than $100,000 in profits and pay a $65,000 fine as part of a settlement with federal authorities. The settlement was announced by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and includes a three-year trading ban for Perez.
Perez used inside knowledge to bet on the prediction market Kalshi regarding what President Trump would say in speeches. He made $107,500 by betting on words and phrases that would appear in Trump's speeches between December 2025 and February 2026.
Perez was placed on unpaid leave after reports surfaced about his actions, and the White House did not comment on the settlement. A White House official stated in July that Perez was no longer in his position, but did not clarify whether he had been fired or had resigned.
前白宫提词员因内幕交易被命令返还利润并支付罚款
前白宫提词员加布里埃尔·佩雷斯被命令返还超过10万美元的利润，并支付6.5万美元的罚款，作为与联邦当局达成的和解的一部分。该和解由商品期货交易委员会宣布，并对佩雷斯实施了三年的交易禁令。
佩雷斯利用内部信息在预测市场Kalshi上对特朗普演讲内容进行投注。他通过对2025年12月至2026年2月特朗普演讲中的词汇和短语进行投注，赚取了10.75万美元。
在关于他行为的报道出现后，佩雷斯被置于无薪休假，白宫未对此和解发表评论。一位白宫官员在7月表示，佩雷斯不再担任该职务，但未说明他是被解雇还是辞职。