Michele Spagnuolo, a 36-year-old software engineer, was charged with wire fraud and money laundering last week. He allegedly earned $1.2 million by using nonpublic Google data to place successful bets on which celebrities, including rapper Kendrick Lamar, would be among the 'most-searched' individuals globally.
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Google Engineer Charged with Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
Michele Spagnuolo, a software engineer at Google, has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering. He reportedly made $1.2 million by leveraging confidential data to win bets on celebrity search trends.
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