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Former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez reached a $172000 settlement with the CFTC for trading Kalshi platform contracts using insider information from presidential speeches. Perez made a profit of $107500 between December 2025 and February 2026, and the settlement plan includes recovering the profit, paying a civil fine of $65000, and accepting a 3-year trading ban. The CFTC acknowledges the assistance provided by Kalshi in the investigation and points out that insider trading rules apply to the relevant swap contracts.