White House teleprompter operator who placed bets on Trump’s speeches ordered to pay $172K

White House teleprompter operator who placed bets on Trump’s speeches ordered to pay $172K

The White House teleprompter operator who placed online bets on President Trump’s speeches has been ordered to pay a total of $172,000, a federal agency said Friday. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said in a news release that Gabriel Perez must pay out his profits from trade, totaling $107,539.02, in addition to a civil…

Aug 29, 2026

Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets

The staffer was found to have used his prior knowledge of the president's speeches to place lucrative bets.

Aug 29, 2026

Former Trump White House teleprompter operator to pay over $172,000 after insider-trading probe

The former White House teleprompter staffer who was charged with using privileged information to make bets on prediction markets will pay a $172,539.02 fine for his actions. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced on Friday that the former Trump administration staffer settled with the agency on paying back the $107,539.02 he made through his unethical […]

Aug 29, 2026