A federal judge in New York has paused the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission civil case against Gannon Ken Van Dyke while a related criminal prosecution moves forward. Prosecutors sought the stay in July. Van Dyke is accused of using nonpublic information to make more than $400,000 trading Polymarket event contracts linked to the removal of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro. The U.S. Department of Justice said he took part in an effort to overthrow Maduro in January this year. Both the criminal and civil cases were filed in April. Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty to all charges and is seeking dismissal of the criminal indictment, with a trial potentially beginning as early as late 2026 or early 2027.