George Santos agrees to $35,000 settlement in federal probe over Kalshi trades

George Santos, a former congressman, made bets on a prediction marketplace called Kalshi that contradicted his own stated plans. He said he would attend President Trump's State of the Union but then bet against attending, and he did not show up. Federal investigators looked into these trades, and Santos agreed to pay $35,000 to settle the probe.

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