Rush asked for, and received, “a significant quantity of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bars for work-related expenses.” FBI agents searched Rush’s home and found 303 gold bars weighing one kilogram.

The longtime senior officer was also accused of lying about his background for nearly two decades, according to court documents about the case.

A former senior CIA official with top secret-level clearance is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million from the federal government.

Federal officials searched his home on May 18 and seized more than 300 gold bars