CIA officials apparently never caught any of many falsehoods when they hired David Rush, who went on to steal over 300 gold bars.

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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.

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…

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 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…

The former government officer, David Rush, has been charged with theft of public money, according to a complaint filed in the Eastern District of Virginia.

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.

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

Rush, a Virginia resident, held a senior management position in the CIA, which came with top secret-level security clearance.

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.

A former CIA agent is accused of stealing $40 million worth of gold bars and about $2 million in cash from the agency and lying about his background.

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