Former White House Teleprompter Operator Penalized by CFTC for Insider Trading on Event Contracts

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on August 29 that Gabriel Perez, a former White House teleprompter operator, was ordered to pay a total of approximately $172,000 in disgorgement and civil penalties. Perez utilized non-public information obtained during his tenure from December 2025 to February 2026 to trade event contracts on prediction markets based on upcoming presidential speeches. He earned over $107,500 in illicit profits. Due to his cooperation with the investigation, Perez received a reduced penalty, but he is now subje