Ex-CIA official found with gold bars admits to sprawling scheme, agrees to forfeit $194 million
He admitted to inventing a fake classified program and agreed to forfeit $194 million in assets, including gold bars, watches and Florida homes.
- On Tuesday, former CIA official David Rush pleaded guilty to wire fraud in Alexandria, Virginia, admitting he fabricated classified government programs to divert nearly $200 million in public funds.
- Prosecutors said Rush invented fake 'highly sensitive and classified government programs' to steer $145 million to a holding company, later using the funds to purchase gold bars and four Florida properties.
- As part of his plea agreement, Rush agreed to forfeit at least $194 million, including 298 gold bars and $2 million in cash found by FBI agents during a search of his home.
- Rush had been fired after falsifying his academic and military records. Investigators believe additional assets remain missing, with four people familiar with the case telling NBC News more could be hidden.
- The U.S. intelligence community inspector general continues investigating how the CIA missed Rush's alleged falsehoods on his application. Meanwhile, the FBI cleared Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg of wrongdoing despite his professional relationship with Rush.
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Ashburn man pleads guilty to defrauding federal government; $46M in gold bars found in home
An Ashburn man pleaded guilty this week to a scheme to defraud the federal government by misusing his government position, resulting in the government’s loss of approximately $194 million.
A former senior CIA official who used a bogus government program to obtain $194 million in government funds pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzlement and passing classified information to a third country.
Ex-CIA Official Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme, Agrees to Forfeit Assets
A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official pleaded guilty Tuesday, Oct. 6, in federal court in Virginia to a single count of wire fraud. David Rush entered the plea during a hearing in the Eastern District of Virginia, court records show. He admitted to inventing fake classified programs to divert nearly $200 million in government money, […]
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