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.

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.

David Rush, a former senior CIA officer, is accused of theft and making false statements. The trove of gold and cash went missing from his CIA storage space — but it was found in…

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 and stashing them…

A former officer of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), David Rush, has been arrested in Virginia after federal investigators allegedly uncovered a massive cache…

A former CIA officer has been arrested after investigators allegedly found over 300 gold bars worth more than $40 million hidden in his home.

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

A former CIA official, David Rush, was arrested after the FBI discovered over $40 million in gold bars, cash, and luxury watches at his Virginia home. The assets were reportedly…

An ex-government official with top security clearance has been arrested after federal agents found hundreds of gold bars in his Virginia home worth at least $40 million.

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…

FBI agents seized 303 gold bars worth over $40M from CIA official David Rush's Fairfax County home after a CIA internal probe.

FBI officers also seized $2 million in cash and around 35 luxury watches this month from the home of David Rush, according to court documents.

The former senior CIA official has been charged with theft of government money.

A former senior CIA official has been arrested in the United States after a search found $40 million worth of gold bars at his home. FBI officers also...

A former CIA senior officer with top secret-level clearance has been accused of secretly stashing millions of dollars in gold bars in his home that he said he needed for…

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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…

FBI says ex-CIA official David Rush repeatedly lied about his credentials in US government job applications.

David Rush also allegedly lied about having college and master's degrees, about being a Navy pilot, and about being in the military reserves.