Michele Spagnuolo

Michele Spagnuolo

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Michele Spagnuolo is a Google engineer who recently made headlines after being charged by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York for allegedly using confidential internal data to place profitable bets on the prediction market platform Polymarket, resulting in over $1.2 million in earnings. His case raises significant questions about insider trading laws in relation to digital platforms and the use of proprietary information in betting contexts.

Born on Jan 01, 1987 (39 years old)

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.06%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
13,173,102
Power
48,719$
Sentiment
2.99
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
United Kingdom 1 3.00 0.50% +0% 67,886,011 341,136 $2,700,000 13,568$
Switzerland 1 2.00 0.91% +0% 8,654,622 78,678 $700,000 6,364$
Portugal 1 2.00 0.91% +0% 10,196,709 92,697 $240,000 2,182$
India 1 3.00 0.92% +0% 1,380,004,385 12,660,591 $2,900,000 26,606$
Totals 4 1,466,741,727 13,173,102 $6,540,000 48,720$
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.

Recent Mentions

Switzerland Switzerland: Michele Spagnuolo is a Google employee who was arrested for insider trading on prediction markets. 2

Neue Zürcher Zeitung: Zürcher Google-Mitarbeiter angeklagt: Insiderwetten auf Polymarket

India India: Michele Spagnuolo, an Italian citizen who worked at Google, used internal search trend information from the company to place bets on the prediction platform Polymarket involving singer D4vd. 3

The Times of India: Google engineer arrested after turning $1,000 bet on jailed singer D4vd into $1.2 million; released on $2.25 million bond

Portugal Portugal: Michele Spagnuolo was arrested in New York for allegedly using confidential business information from Google to make illegal profits of over $1.2 million through betting on Polymarket. 2

Público: Engenheiro da Google acusado de fraude de 1,2 milhões por apostas na Polymarket | Google

United Kingdom United Kingdom: Michele Spagnuolo, a Google engineer, was charged with breaking insider trading laws. 3

BBC: Google worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on Polymarket