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By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Jamma reported that CFTC sanctioned former US congressman George Santos for manipulating a Kalshi market about his attendance at the 2026 State of the Union. The authority required him to surrender $17,569.98 in profits it considered illicit.
The action addresses manipulation of a contract linked to Santos’s own conduct.
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