Gabriel Perez, a former White House teleprompter operator, traded on Kalshi prediction market contracts using non-public information from presidential speeches between December 2025 and February 2026. The CFTC announced a settlement on August 28, 2026, requiring repayment of $107,539.02 in profits, a $65,000 civil penalty, and a three-year trading ban. Perez was placed on unpaid leave and is no longer employed by the federal government.