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By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Gambling Insider reported that CFTC fined former congressman George Santos approximately $35,000 for manipulating a Kalshi market. The regulator said he made misleading statements about attending the State of the Union while trading related contracts.
The penalty addresses misleading public statements linked to event contract trading.
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