美国商品期货交易委员会 (CFTC) 指控谷歌员工在搜索结果相关事件合同中进行内幕交易

CFTC 指控谷歌员工在搜索结果相关事件合同中进行内幕交易美国商品期货交易委员会
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美国商品期货交易委员会 (CFTC) 指控谷歌员工在搜索结果相关事件合同中进行内幕交易
2026 年 5 月 27 日
华盛顿——商品期货交易委员会今天宣布，它已向美国纽约南区地方法院对瑞士居民 Michele Spagnuolo 提起诉讼。起诉书称，谷歌员工 Spagnuolo 利用有关谷歌 2025 年官方年度搜索榜单的敏感非公开信息，在 Polymarket.com 上从事内幕交易。
在诉状中，CFTC 寻求赔偿、没收非法所得、民事罚款、交易和注册禁令，以及针对进一步违反《商品交易法》和 CFTC 规定的行为发出永久禁令。
“正如我反复说过的，委员会不会容忍欺诈、操纵或内幕交易，无论使用何种技术或平台，”主席迈克尔·塞利格 (Michael S. Selig) 表示。 “今天的行动进一步强调了我们对根除内幕交易和促进预测市场市场诚信的承诺。”
“被委托掌握机密商业信息的员工不得滥用该信息来谋取个人经济利益，”执法总监戴维·米勒 (David I. Miller) 表示。 “正如此次执法行动和其他执法行动所表明的那样，该部门是负责监管预测市场和 CFTC 管辖范围内其他市场非法使用内幕信息的警察。我们将继续采取行动，保护市场免受内幕交易和其他形式的欺诈、滥用和操纵。”
案例背景
诉状称，在相关期间，Spagnuolo 是谷歌的软件工程师。由于工作原因，Spagnuolo 获得了有关 Google 2025 年官方年度搜索榜单结果的敏感非公开信息。作为 Google 员工，Spagnuolo 对 Google 负有信任和信心的义务，必须维护该信息的机密性，不得将其用于个人利益。违反这些义务，至少从 2025 年 10 月到至少 2025 年 12 月，Spagnuolo 在 Polymarket.com 的 2025 年搜索列表合同中至少购买了“是”或“否”的 23 份股票，其中包括“今年 Google 搜索排名第一的人物”和“2025 年 Google 搜索最多的前 5 名人物”，其准确性近乎完美。诉状称，Spagnuolo 使用 Polymarket 名称“AlphaRaccoon”，通过交易赚取了约 120 万美元的利润。
平行犯罪行动
2026 年 5 月 27 日，美国纽约南区检察官办公室宣布在同一法庭启封针对 Spagnuolo 的刑事起诉，指控其行为与 CFTC 起诉中所指控的行为类似。
CFTC 感谢纽约南区美国检察官办公室的协助。
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CFTC Charges Google Employee with Insider Trading in Search Result-Related Event Contracts | CFTC
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CFTC Charges Google Employee with Insider Trading in Search Result-Related Event Contracts
May 27, 2026
WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Michele Spagnuolo , a resident of Switzerland. The complaint alleges that Spagnuolo, a Google employee, engaged in insider trading on Polymarket.com using sensitive nonpublic information regarding Google’s official Year in Search list for 2025.
In the complaint, the CFTC seeks restitution, disgorgement, civil monetary penalties, trading and registration bans, and a permanent injunction against further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations, as charged.
“As I have said repeatedly, the Commission will not tolerate fraud, manipulation, or insider trading, regardless of the technology or platform that is used,” said Chairman Michael S. Selig. “Today’s action further underscores our commitment to rooting out insider trading and promoting market integrity in prediction markets.”
“Employees who are entrusted with confidential business information cannot misappropriate that information for personal financial gain,” said Director of Enforcement David I. Miller. “As this and other enforcement actions show, the Division is a cop on the beat in policing the illegal use of inside information in the prediction markets and other markets within the CFTC’s jurisdiction. We will continue to take action to protect markets from insider trading and other forms of fraud, abuse, and manipulation.”
Case Background
According to the complaint, during the Relevant Period, Spagnuolo was a software engineer at Google. As a result of his employment, Spagnuolo acquired sensitive nonpublic information concerning the results of Google’s official Year in Search list for 2025. As a Google employee, Spagnuolo owed a duty of trust and confidence to Google to maintain the confidentiality of that information and not use it for personal gain. In violation of those duties, from at least October 2025 through at least December 2025, Spagnuolo purchased “Yes” or “No” shares on at least twenty-three of the 2025 Year in Search List contracts on Polymarket.com, including “#1 Searched Person on Google this year” and “Top 5 Most Searched People on Google 2025,” with near-perfect accuracy. The complaint alleges that Spagnuolo, who used the Polymarket handle “AlphaRaccoon,” generated approximately $1.2 million in profits through his trading.
Parallel Criminal Action
On May 27, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of a criminal complaint against Spagnuolo in the same court alleging conduct similar to that alleged in the CFTC’s complaint.
The CFTC appreciates the assistance of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
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