CFTC Fines Former White House Aide $172,000 Over Kalshi Speech Trades
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez to pay more than $172,000 after finding that he used advance knowledge of President Donald Trump’s speeches to trade contracts on Kalshi.
Perez made $107,539.02 from the trades between December 2025 and February 2026, according to the CFTC. He must also pay a $65,000 civil penalty and is barred from trading for three years.
Perez Traded on Speech Information
Perez had access to presidential speeches before Trump delivered them and used that information to trade contracts tied to words the president might mention, according to the CFTC order. The agency said the trades breached Perez’s duty of trust and confidence.
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