美国前众议院议员乔治·桑托斯同意支付3.5万美元与联邦商品期货交易委员会达成和解，以解决他在预测市场Kalshi上的可疑交易调查[1]。根据和解协议，桑托斯需支付超过1.7万美元的没收非法交易所得和1.75万美元罚款，同时被禁止在未来三年内进行交易[1]。
桑托斯曾在Kalshi上对自己参加特朗普国情咨文的计划下注[1]。尽管Kalshi在国情咨文前将其出席的概率设定为接近75%，但他最终未出席[1]。桑托斯的律师强调，他选择了"迅速、务实的解决方案，而非旷日持久、费用高昂的诉讼"，并声明"这一选择不应被误解为对任何不当行为的承认"[1]。
Former U.S. Representative George Santos has agreed to pay $35,000 to resolve a federal investigation into suspicious trading activity on the prediction market platform Kalshi. [1] The agreement requires Santos to forfeit more than $17,000 in illegal trading proceeds and pay an additional $17,500 in penalties. [1] He has also been banned from conducting trades for three years. [1]
The investigation centered on Santos placing bets on whether he would attend President Trump's State of the Union address in February, ultimately deciding not to attend. [1] Prior to the speech, Kalshi had set the probability of Santos's attendance at approximately 75 percent. [1] Santos's attorney stated that "he chose a prompt, practical resolution, rather than protracted, costly litigation, and that choice should not be mistaken for admission of any wrongdoing, because it is not one." [1] Federal authorities' investigation prompted Polymarket to sever its relationship with Santos in June. [1]