NBC News Top Stories | George Santos betting activity on Kalshi flagged to DOJ, source says by Matt Lavietes AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Betting activity by disgraced former Rep. George Santos on the prediction‑market platform Kalabi was flagged to the Justice Department and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission after the site detected that he had placed wagers against his own stated intention to attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address – a bet he publicly denied by claiming he would be in the gallery, yet he ultimately missed the event. The alert has prompted a federal investigation, which Santos acknowledged in a social‑media post, though he denied any wrongdoing. Santos, expelled from Congress in 2023 and already convicted of wire fraud, identity theft and money‑laundering (receiving an 87‑month prison sentence that former President Trump later commuted), is now facing scrutiny over possible insider‑trading violations linked to his Kalshi wagers. Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/george-santos-betting-activity-kalshi-flagged-doj-rcna348267 #GeorgeSantos #Kalshi #DOJ #CFTC #DonaldTrump