{"id":965,"date":"2026-05-28T16:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=965"},"modified":"2026-05-28T16:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:07:02","slug":"former-cia-officer-charged-with-stealing-millions-of-dollars-worth-of-gold-bars-from-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=965","title":{"rendered":"Former CIA officer charged with stealing millions of dollars\u2019 worth of gold bars from government"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<button><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Summary<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span><svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>A former CIA officer has been charged with stealing tens of millions of dollars in gold bars and foreign currency from the agency.<\/li>\n<li>The FBI alleges David Rush lied about his military service and education to secure government jobs.<\/li>\n<li>Two days before his arrest, the FBI searched Rush\u2019s home, finding over 300 gold bars worth approximately $40 million along with $2 million in cash, according to an FBI affidavit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            A former CIA officer in Virginia has been charged with stealing tens of millions of dollars in gold bars and foreign currency from the very agency he worked for, according to an FBI affidavit and a source familiar with the matter.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=963\">Nicotine-based e-cigarettes may increase the risk of some cancers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            David Rush was arrested last week in Virginia on one charge of theft of public money. He has not yet entered a plea and remains behind bars pending a detention hearing in the case.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The FBI alleges Rush became a senior executive government employee with top-secret clearance by lying repeatedly on applications about his military service and education, falsely saying he was a Navy pilot and had advanced degrees.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Court documents, however, don\u2019t clarify why the CIA failed to detect Rush\u2019s false claims before hiring and promoting him. He worked for the agency for 17 years, according to an FBI affidavit, and his claims were easily dispelled by investigators.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            CNN has attempted to reach an attorney for Rush for comment.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            After leaving the military and joining the government, Rush falsely \u201cclaimed 744 hours of Military Leave on his official timesheet\u201d since being honorably discharged in 2015, taking in roughly $77,000 in fraudulent compensation, the FBI affidavit claims.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Late last year, Rush asked for \u201ca significant quantity of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bars for work-related expenses,\u201d according to the FBI affidavit.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Two days before his arrest, the FBI searched Rush\u2019s home, finding over 300 gold bars worth approximately $40 million along with $2 million in cash and \u201c35 luxury watches, many of which were Rolex brand,\u201d the affidavit says.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=955\">Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she\u2019s not running for president in 2028<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            The remainder of the funds Rush allegedly stole have not yet been recovered.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Rush applied three separate times to work for the government and eventually was hired in 2009 and later promoted after lying about his time in the US Navy, falsely claiming he was a pilot, as well as falsely claiming he had bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees, the affidavit says.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The Navy told investigators Rush worked in part as an information systems technician during his service and the universities Rush claimed to have degrees from said they had no record of him.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Prosecutors alleged that Rush also falsely stated \u201che was the current Director of Test for a 145-person, 18-aircraft joint Army\/Navy weapons test organization.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In 2018, as part of his application for the senior executive service level, Rush also falsely claimed \u201che had an eleven-year tenure as a Thesis\/Dissertation advisor at the Air Force Institute of Technology,\u201d according to the affidavit.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            He no longer works for the CIA.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In statements to CNN, the FBI and CIA said the person \u2014 who has now been identified as a CIA employee \u2014 was arrested on May 19.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cAfter a CIA internal investigation identified potential violations of the law, CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred the information to the FBI for a law enforcement investigation. The FBI is working closely with our partners at the CIA and the Department of Justice as we continue to investigate this matter fully. We are committed to following the facts, ensuring accountability, and pursuing justice in accordance with the law,\u201d the FBI statement said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=953\">Massive marine predator crowned T. rex of the ocean and \u2018a true terror of its time\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<i>This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former CIA officer in Virginia has been charged with stealing tens of millions of dollars in gold bars and foreign currency from the very agency he worked for, according to an FBI affidavit and a source familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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