Trump Speech Bets Flagged

It's been Zynga bringing Wall Street to Main Street. President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is under investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over alleged bets tied to Trump's speeches on prediction market CalXi, according to CNBC. The operator allegedly earned more than $90,000 betting on words or phrases Trump would use in scheduled speeches. CalXi froze most of the profits after flagging the A person familiar with the CFTC investigation identified the operator as Gabriel Perez, who has handled teleprompters for Trump's speeches since the 2016 campaign. White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt said the operator is cooperating with regulators and was placed on paid administrative leave. She said the individual would no longer work the White House. CalXi said its surveillance team flagged the trades, referred them to the CFTC, and provided regulators with evidence from its investigation. The CFTC declined to comment. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.