Former Trump Teleprompter Operator Ordered to Pay Nearly $173,000 After Using Advance Access to President’s Speeches to Make Profitable Bets — Hit with Three-Year Trading Ban
Photo by Lance Cpl. Cristian Ricardo A former White House teleprompter operator who enjoyed advance access to President Donald Trump’s prepared speeches has been ordered to surrender more than $107,000 in trading profits and pay an additional $65,000 civil penalty. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Friday that Gabriel Perez must pay a total of $172,539.02 after the agency found he exploited material, nonpublic information