CIA Under Fire After Top Official Caught Hoarding $40M in Gold

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The arrest of a former senior CIA official who was allegedly found with $40 million worth of gold bars in his home has prompted scrutiny of the agency.

David Rush, described in court documents as a “senior executive service-level employee” for a government agency, is due to attend his first hearing on June 5 in connection with the astonishing case against him.

He was arrested on May 19 after the CIA said it caught wind of discrepancies in the academic credentials he used to land the job, along with inflated military leave pay.

When FBI agents searched his Virginia home, they found “approximately 303 gold bars” with an estimated value of over $40 million, along with luxury watches and $2 million in cash.

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