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sentence of 10 years in prison. The wire fraud charge could result in up to 20 years. The availability of prediction markets — online betting platforms where users can gamble on real-world events — has expanded
sentence](https://www.npr.org/2025/10/17/nx-s1-5578304/trump-george-santos-prison-sentence-commuted) last October. "George Santos was somewhat of a 'rogue,' but there are many rogues throughout our Country that aren't forced to serve seven years in prison," the president [wrote
soldier charged with using classified information to bet on Maduro's removal](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/nx-s1-5797957/maduro-raid-charges-polymarket-insider) Which is a fiction. I did ask him who his lawyers are, but the "or else" is Santos fantasy, perhaps
soldier [involved](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/23/maduro-raid-soldier-charged) in the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro was taken into custody over bets he made about the deposed head of state on Polymarket. Asked by NPR whether
prison sentence](https://www.npr.org/2024/03/28/1241210300/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-sentencing-crimes-crypto-mogul-greed) in the fraud scandal that took down the crypto empire. In a bankruptcy document detailing unpaid FTX debts, the law office is listed as being owed $13,889. Polymarket