A former CIA officer who had top-level clearance has been accused of secretly stashing millions of dollars in gold bars in his home that he said he needed for "work-related expenses". Rush, who held a management position, was charged with criminal theft of public money in a complaint filed last week in the Eastern District of Virginia.

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

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