The U.S. Justice Department has charged a Google software engineer with using insider information to rig bets tied to ​Google's most-searched list on prediction market Polymarket, earning $1.2 million in profits, according ‌to a complaint unsealed on Wednesday.

Michele Spagnuolo, a 36-year-old Italian citizen, allegedly used insider information to bet on long-shot candidates like indie pop musician D4vd, who appeared on Google's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab most-searched list after he was arrested and accused ​of murdering a teenage girl, according to the complaint.